Conference: "radius of art" Art in public space, democracy and participation

Art in public space: Democracy and participationAgainst the backdrop of the growing privatisation of the public sphere, increasingimportance is being attached to providing transparent and democraticstructures for selecting and commissioning art in public space. Based on traditionalpublic art, over the last few decades, art competitions have emerged asa possible and important means of implementing democracy and participation.The workshop will present various models for competition procedures and discussthe prospects of achieving standard international or European guidelines.Speakers:Leonie Baumann (Rector Art Academy Weißensee, Berlin)Herve-Armand Bechy (Art Public, Paris)Lou Favorite (Visual Artist, Berlin)Thorsten Goldberg (Visual Artist, Berlin)Kevin Atherton (National College of Art and Design, Ireland)Moderator:Elfriede Müller and Martin Schönfeld (Office for Art in the Public Realm / bbk Berlin)The session will be in English and German