The working group "Kunst im öffentlichen Raum der Stadt
Thomas
Hirschhorn,
Tobias Rehberger, and the
"!Mediengruppe Bitnik" presented their artistic interventions in public
spaces. Ruth Genner, Brigit Wehrli, Bettina Burkhardt, and Regula
Lüscher contributed to the discussions as representatives of city
policies.
Daniel Baumann and Eva Riedi enriched the debate by talking about
their experiences of the curatorial and organizational supervision of art
projects in public spaces, while Bazon Brock gave a critical review of the
historical development of art in public spaces.
The event was chaired by Dorothea Strauss and the new president
of KiöR, Christoph Doswald. This volume presents the artistic
interventions in public spaces—projected or already
implemented—discussed in the context of the symposium, and documents
the contributions of those invited to take part in the discussions. The
overview of the ideas and outcomes achieved at the symposium raises a
compendium of questions that are worth fundamental consideration when
thinking about art in public spaces. This book is therefore much more than a
document of the proceedings of a unique event. It is an instrument providing
help to all those who would like to concern themselves with this
topic—whether as artists or curators, private sponsors, city
officials, or citizens with an interest in art.
