Agoraphobia, the contradiction of culture

Author

Sherlock, Maureen P.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Art criticism. 1991, Num. 1, Vol. 7, 81-90

ISSN

0195-4148

Abstract (en)

Examines the cultural contradiction whereby the subjective intentions of an individual are transformed into the economy of consumption, subverting the desire for a real and productive social life; and looks at three moments in the history of public life and the city: the brief social experiment of the Paris Commune of 1871; the society of the spectacle and its erosion of genuine public life in international expositions of science and technology at the turn of the century; and attempts of contemporary artists (in Chicago) to subvert the spectacle city and offer a space of free public speech.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- Urbanism
• Society
• Cities
• Consumers
• 1800-2000
• Paris Commune (1871)
• Subjectivity
• Capitalism
• Universal exhibitions
• Artists
• United States
• Chicago (IL, USA)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- Urbanisme
• Société
• Ville
• Consommateurs
• 1800-2000
• Commune de Paris (1871)
• Subjectivité
• Capitalisme
• Exposition universelle
• Artistes
• Etats-Unis
• Chicago (IL, USA)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19921001-00432918

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