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Issue 1: “Where”
In its first issue, ABOG Magazine presents a collection of writings by artists, curators, and thought leaders in the socially engaged art field focused specifically on the theme of “where,” lifting up the tendency of socially engaged art to inhabit alternative spaces not necessarily designed for aesthetic presentation.
ArtPlace America director Jamie Bennett, arts and cultural advisor and scholar Maria Rosario Jackson, and City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Manager Roberto Bedoya share insights and critical examinations of the practice of creative placemaking in a collective interview conducted by civic practice artist Michael Rohd. Curator Claire Tancons and ABOG Director of Field Research Jan-Cohen Cruz write about ABOG Fellow jackie sumell’s project Solitary Gardens, which creates garden beds in collaboration with individuals incarcerated in solitary confinement. Curator Dominic Willsdon contributes an essay on the challenges and unique opportunities inherent in curating a retrospective of the ephemeral, place-based work of renowned social practice artist Suzanne Lacy in a museum context.
Additional contributors include artists Brett Cook, Lucy Lippard, and Rick Lowe, and ABOG Executive Director Deborah Fisher.
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