The emergence of art in the contemporary city: strategies of interruption and aestheticization of public space

Since the consolidation of modernity, the city is understood as a means of control strategy.  This condition of the city can be explained from the idea of the project, related with the search  of progress that defines modernity. In this context architecture and urban design are understood as plannin...

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Main Author: Felipe Andrés Corvalán Tapia
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Chile 2014-06-01
Series:Revista de Urbanismo
Online Access:https://revistaurbanismo.uchile.cl/index.php/RU/article/view/30878
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spelling doaj-6d18b08e95664ef388142297b465449a2020-11-24T21:36:42ZspaUniversidad de ChileRevista de Urbanismo0717-50512014-06-0130ág. 21410.5354/ru.v16i30.3087830878The emergence of art in the contemporary city: strategies of interruption and aestheticization of public spaceFelipe Andrés Corvalán Tapia0Universidad de ChileSince the consolidation of modernity, the city is understood as a means of control strategy.  This condition of the city can be explained from the idea of the project, related with the search  of progress that defines modernity. In this context architecture and urban design are understood as planning tools, which guides the life in the city. On the other hand, the emergence of art in the public space can be characterized as a sign of strangeness that can activate our critical capability to perceive the city. In this framework, the following article, discusses the relationship between art and architecture in the Chilean context, confronting two concepts: interruption and aestheticization.https://revistaurbanismo.uchile.cl/index.php/RU/article/view/30878
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title The emergence of art in the contemporary city: strategies of interruption and aestheticization of public space
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description Since the consolidation of modernity, the city is understood as a means of control strategy.  This condition of the city can be explained from the idea of the project, related with the search  of progress that defines modernity. In this context architecture and urban design are understood as planning tools, which guides the life in the city. On the other hand, the emergence of art in the public space can be characterized as a sign of strangeness that can activate our critical capability to perceive the city. In this framework, the following article, discusses the relationship between art and architecture in the Chilean context, confronting two concepts: interruption and aestheticization.
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