The Situational Drive
Complexities of Public Sphere Engagement
inSite and Creative Time are pleased to present The Situational Drive: Complexities of Public Sphere Engagement, a two-day multidisciplinary sequence of panel discussions, conversations, and art projects rethinking the challenges of artistic, curatorial, architectural and theoretical engagement in urban and other public spheres :: May 12 – 13, 2007 [May 12, 10am – 7pm; May 13, 10:45am – 6:15pm] :: Cooper Union, The Great Hall, 7th Street, btw 3rd and 4th Ave, NYC :: Organized by Joshua Decter.
In the network society everyone puts together their own city. Naturally this touches on the essence of the concept of public domainÂ…Public domain experiences occur at the boundary between friction and freedom. –Maarten Hajer and Arnold Reijndorp, In Search of New Public Domain
What is at stake today in terms of public domain experiences? How do we know the impact of cultural projects upon the imaginations of citizens? Do we believe in the possibility of transforming publics? What is the nature of our situational drive? Continue reading