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CALL FOR PAPERS: 2010 Conference: “Art on the Street”
The Korean Society of Art Theories, Seoul, KOREA
October 24, 2010

We seek to build upon the recent discussion on public art and community by
investigating specific examples of the practices of contemporary art in
particular contexts. We pay attention to the way in which the process of
creation, perception, and reception of the artwork relates to the formation
of a community. We invite papers on mural projects, site-specific urban
planning projects, parks, public monuments, and other types of
community-oriented projects. Discussions on a project or network of
activities that form relationships among participants and a public are also
encouraged. At the same time, we hope to explore artistic practices that
resist or negotiate in terms of everyday life, localization, globalization,
and social and cultural structures. We also encourage papers that revisit
the issue of memory of community. While proposing art as potential means of
collective empowerment, we aim to investigate art that invokes or produces a
community. All perspectives and methodologies are welcome.

Successful applicants who would be unable to make a trip to Korea and
deliver the paper are also encouraged to submit the paper to the Journal of
Art Theory & Practice, which will be published in December 2010. JATP is a
peer-reviewed journal published twice per year by the Korean Society of Art
Theories. Please indicate your preference upon submission of the proposal.

Please send an abstract (about 400 words) and a CV (including institutional
affiliation and contact information) by June 25 to artntheory@gmail.com. The
conference committee will determine the speakers and reply to all applicants
by July 25.

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