Comments on: The Destruction of Public Space

By: Rob Walker

Rob Walker — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 14:31:32 +0000

The historic Lincoln Prison has seats that have a very similar shape to the curved ones shown here. They are almost impossible to sit on. For those with an interest in the panopticon there is further description and pictures here:

http://loonyliterature.com/2012/08/31/writing-embracing-characterisation-in-a-haunted-victorian-prison/

By: Milena Kremakova

Milena Kremakova — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 20:36:32 +0000

I don’t know whether avant-garde art has ever been successful in bringing about public action. It’s a good question. I’m not sure I know where the boundary lies between avant-garde art and popular art, I think some avant-garde art influences the wider public indirectly, by influencing other artists who then create stuff that reaches wider publics. Any idea of where to find research on that?

Which exactly cognitive biases on that list did you mean? Who are “we” and do you mean that we need to learn about our own ones, or about the biases of the public we try to influence? Say more!

By: dmf

dmf — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:37:10 +0000

has a significant public (enough people/clout to be effective) really ever been brought to progressive public action by avant-garde art, and why would we attend to speculative art more than we do to actually alleviating present day outrages?
we really need to start to come to terms with peoples’ cognitive-biases if we want to make a difference that makes a difference…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases