What Does Public Mean? Art as a Participant in the Public Arena

What Does Public Mean? Art as a Participant in the Public
Arena is an anthology edited by artist and research fellow at
the Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo, Tone Hansen. This publication
is the inaugural title from Torpedo Press.
The book addresses the political, analytical, and critical
potential of the art arena, by focusing on projects and
accounts of actions that take place outside the established
institutions. academics, artists, and cultural producers from
Oslo, Vilnius, Hamburg, and San Sebastian highlight recent
political developments and the impact of “the new economy.”

Contributors: Marianne Heier (Oslo), Gediminas and Nomeda
Urbonas (Vilnius), Stian Grøgaard (Oslo), Peio Aguirre and
Leire Vergara (San Sebastian/ Bilbao), Tone Hansen (Oslo),
Cornelia Sollfrank (Hamburg), Gardar Eide Einarsson (New
York), and Ina Blom (Oslo).