Essays previously published in the journal Critical inquiry.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Daring to dream / John Hallmark Neff -- Public as sculpture : from heavenly city to mass ornament / Michael North -- Violence of public art : do the right thing / W. J. T. Mitchell -- Counter-monument : memory against itself in Germany today / James E. Young -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Washington Mall : philosophical thoughts on political iconography / Charles L. Griswold -- Law for art's sake in the public realm / Barbara Hoffman -- Through the back door : alternative approaches to public art / Virginia Maksymowicz -- Public space in a private time / Vito Acconci -- Dream / Agnes Denes -- Urban poises / Ben Nicholson -- Art and censorship / Richard Serra -- Interview with Barbara Kruger / W. J. T. Mitchell -- Fine furs / David Antin.
