Public Art: From Monuments to the Internet

Focuses primarily on the United States. Explores the many forms public art has taken since the turn of the twentieth century, tracing its development from monumental statuary to the internet. Study of how art addresses questions of publicness in relation to space, access, and the environment; mourning, memorialization, and history; speech, privacy, and activism; and identity and social relationships. Develops an understanding of how our definitions of public art have changed over time and also what art can tell us about our changing experiences of public life.