Art in public: Potential public pedagogy post-pandemic
Author Identifier
Lyndall Adams: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4577-6609
Nicola Kaye: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2432-2584
Emma Jayakumar: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5273-7544
Clive Barstow: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2539-9989
Harrison See: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7349-0077
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Journal of Urban Cultural Studies
Volume
12
Issue
1
First Page
45
Last Page
69
Publisher
Intellect Ltd.
School
School of Arts and Humanities / Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)
RAS ID
82172
Abstract
This article speculates how art in public space might evolve in a COVID-19 world. We examine the complexity embedded within the realm of public space using two public art projects as case studies: an artwork produced as part of an artist residency inside the Parliament of Western Australia and a public artwork commission for a highway interchange at Wanneroo, Western Australia. Both projects are used as examples to speculate on how we might navigate the complexity and possibilities for art in public as a consequence of a refiguration of such public spaces resulting from COVID-19 prevention measures. This article postulates how both projects inform the public pedagogy of alternate venues and the efficacy of art in intervening in often closed spaces to offer altered experiences to existing structures. We then focus on what public art is, does and who the traditional audiences have been and why, questioning the efficacy of this art form. Expectations are then scrutinized, concluding that tools for assessment, while available, are rarely employed.
DOI
10.1386/jucs_00094_1
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Comments
Adams, L., Kaye, N., Jayakumar, E., Barstow, C., & See, H. (2025). Art in public: Potential public pedagogy post-pandemic. Journal of Urban Cultural Studies, 12(1), 45-69. https://doi.org/10.1386/jucs_00094_1