{"product_id":"running-the-city","title":"Running the City","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742235332\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2017\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeading Australian curator Felicity Fenner profiles activity-based and\u003cbr\u003epop-up contemporary public art projects from Australia and around the\u003cbr\u003eglobe. Running the City explores art projects that bring together diverse\u003cbr\u003edisciplines and cultures – including running, cycling, architecture, and\u003cbr\u003eguerilla gardening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\t\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom runners taking to the streets of Sydney's CBD in Runscape to\u003cbr\u003eWork No. 850, where athletes sprinted through the corridors of Tate\u003cbr\u003eBritain, the book surveys recent art projects that utilise the city both\u003cbr\u003eas subject matter and a site for art. Participatory, temporary, and\u003cbr\u003epermanent community-driven art projects reveal how public space can\u003cbr\u003ebe activated in ways that are original, subversive, fun, and unexpected.\u003cbr\u003eThe theme of running – both in the context of athleticism and agency –\u003cbr\u003eunderscores the artworks here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than just site-specific public art,\u003cbr\u003ethe art projects examined in Running the City change the way we think\u003cbr\u003eabout and inhabit our cities.","brand":"Smartfox Books","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41594985644165,"sku":"PR2436","price":73.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_ST833KWYXXVC.jpg?v=1776914380","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/running-the-city","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}