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Fig. 16.12 A screen shot of Map Installation , 2010, Aram Bartholl, plywood, wooden beam
structure, semigloss coating photo by Anne Fourès. Copyright Aram Bartholl. Description:
Installation View of Google Maps point in physical public space
into symbols of rich cultural connotation. Ubiquity is a forceful display of the role
that art plays in understanding a global world, where artworks reflect not only the
artists' perspective on reality, but also shed light on our own experience of the world.
We have looked at how and where the distinction between public and private space
breaks down, at how new space and new territory for art is being opened up, at
reactions to data-space. The concepts of art in public space, art as public space
and art in the public interest have all changed, paving the way for a return of
political activism in the social function of art. In this context, does it still make
any sense to talk about public space and public art? Can we still speak of artistic
universals?
The conclusions lie within the approach taken to the topic; an approach that is
neither technological nor geographic, but rather driven by an interest in capturing
the cultural climate and a certain psychological and anthropological dimension
of our perception of public space, of overcoming limits, of the concepts of
material/immaterial, visible/invisible, real/unreal. Set off against the artists and the
exhibitions described in this paper are the museums, venues or sites that already
exist. What we have is not the definitive story of a movement but rather an account
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