Once Place after Another: Site-Specific Art and Locational Identity by Miwon Kwon is a significant revision of contemporary artistic practices that have been associated with the notion on site-specificity. Kwon offers an account of the diversity of relationships that have been conceived to be possible between the work of art and its context, discussing the aesthetic, critical, and ethical problems these relationships generate. The term site-specific art does not denote a particular language or medium production; rather, it suggests a more conceptual approach to the role of art within a certain context. Kwon evaluates a variety of projects in order to map the diverse interpretations and outcomes of this artistic approach. Using this analysis as evidence, the author argues that the transformation of site-specificity has influenced current perceptions of the artist and the social impact of a work of art. Moreover, this discussion reveals the particular situation of every individual subject within the world, as well as contemporary notions of place, identity, community and the public realm.
How do we express to fight for our art? Is there a wrong or right way? How do I become apart of this conversation to the public? Who else may join on women's movement? How does a community make art for each other?
I resonated with how strong site-specificity can make others react a certain way. I'm still fascinated how there will always be political art and how its not through just a painting.
Thank you for your analysis, Audrey. We will talk more about site specificity tomorrow, which, in the case of this text, is used to define work that's conceived to connect to a specific geographical site. Some of the projects featured managed to go beyond the "site" they were engaging with, and looked at the value of working with a "place" that is embedded with rich and complex cultural, social and political histories.
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