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"It sets up a rather picturesque journey with Smith as voyaging hero, navigating through the pitfalls of public art - the smirks of the commercial art world, the demands of the funding bodies, the apathy of the public the projects are meant to help - all in search of the perfect prize: art that is going to give a voice to people who are usually told to shut up and take it." --Frieze
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Artist Bob and Roberta Smith was appointed by Commissions East to oversee a project in which five artists were commissioned to create site-specific projects to transform open spaces in South Essex. 'Art U Need: My Part in the Public Art Revolution' is an intimate account of this project, written in diary form. With sensitivity, candour and a great deal of humour, Bob Smith, and his alter ego, Roberta, ponders the nature and place of public art in today's world. 'Art U Need' is a refreshing addition to the art debate, providing a unique insight into the workings of the artist's mind. Through his remarkably honest approach Bob and Roberta Smith manages to encapsulate the larger issues surrounding the roles of funding bodies, self-expression and, of course, the public, in public art today. Charming and accessibly written, 'Art U Need' will appeal to young artists, students and the world of public art equally. Through his musings and arguments with his alter-ego Roberta, Smith allows the reader a glimpse into the artist's life and mind, and a fascinating observation of the world of public art today that is illuminating, honest and light-hearted.
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This is a great read and a real inspiration from some superb work achieved against all the odds in challenging settings.
Bob & Roberta Smith's diary style is funny, illuminating and provoking in equal measure.
Great stuff!
Bob & Roberta Smith's diary style is funny, illuminating and provoking in equal measure.
Great stuff!
I have been following the work of this pair, Bob and Roberta, for a few years now and the more I see of it the more I like it. This is definitely a BOOK U NEED to GET.
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Pretty good book, but not a normal art book!
17 Aug 2009
What is this book?
It's the printed diary entries of the UK artist "Bob and Roberta Smith" during the year that he was selected as the lead artist for a series of public art projects in and around areas of the UK that I know nothing about.
It is not a book that describes how to enact policy/legistlation for public art projects. It does not give a system for public art projects.
It leads with its feet, leading by example. If you are interested in contemporary public-based/social-based artwork (aesthetic relational art, if you're a head), then pick this up. I enjoyed it. The diary entries are short and funny. Photos on every page.
1. It got me excited to check out more artwork by Bob and Roberta Smith (there is relatively little of his work in this book. he needs to do an art book. phaidon!!)
2. It got me thinking about the many possibilities for public art projects that go way beyond sculpture
It's the printed diary entries of the UK artist "Bob and Roberta Smith" during the year that he was selected as the lead artist for a series of public art projects in and around areas of the UK that I know nothing about.
It is not a book that describes how to enact policy/legistlation for public art projects. It does not give a system for public art projects.
It leads with its feet, leading by example. If you are interested in contemporary public-based/social-based artwork (aesthetic relational art, if you're a head), then pick this up. I enjoyed it. The diary entries are short and funny. Photos on every page.
1. It got me excited to check out more artwork by Bob and Roberta Smith (there is relatively little of his work in this book. he needs to do an art book. phaidon!!)
2. It got me thinking about the many possibilities for public art projects that go way beyond sculpture
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