Engagement Party Social Practice at MOCA, 2008-2012 |
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| Editor:
| Hamilton, Elizabeth |
| Introduction by:
| Stang, Aandrea |
| Text by:
| Kester, Grant
Bluhm, Erik |
| ISBN: | 978-1-933751-23-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Engagement Partychronicles a four-year program at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, presenting new projects by Southern California-based artist collectives and collaborators working in the field of social practice. The Museum's aim was to challenge the convention of the museum as a collecting institution by providing a platform for the creation of socially based works, and
Engagement Partyis the first museum catalogue to explicitly address the issue of social...
More Description Engagement Partychronicles a four-year program at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, presenting new projects by Southern California-based artist collectives and collaborators working in the field of social practice. The Museum's aim was to challenge the convention of the museum as a collecting institution by providing a platform for the creation of socially based works, and Engagement Partyis the first museum catalogue to explicitly address the issue of social practice. The catalogue includes documentation of 32 performances by CamLab, Finishing School, Liz Glynn, Ryan Heffington and the Eastsiders, Knifeandfork, The League of Imaginary Scientists, The Los Angeles Urban Rangers, Lucky Dragons, My Barbarian, Neighborhood Public Radio, OJO and Slanguage, among others.