Andrew Wasserman
Biographic Data
| ID | 1230821 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Wasserman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Wasserman |
| SIGNATURE | WASSERMAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | independent scholar |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Pretty Good Idea
Lee Waisler, Bomb Cage, 1981, hexagonal wood cage and disarmed World War II bombs (artwork © Lee Waisler; photograph provided by Archives of American Art)Press conference with sculpture unveiling f
Just Dust
The removal and destruction of Angelo di Benedetto’s Justice Through the Ages mural (1976–1977) from the Colorado State Judicial Building in 2010 marked the loss of a civic icon by a local Denver artist. The mural did not have controversial imagery; rather, its toxic substance (i.e., asbestos) determined administrators’ push for demolition. Far from a thoughtless choice, however, di Benedetto’s use of compressed asbestos panels was in line with a…
Why Is This a Good Thing for Us? Challenging Public Sculpture and Contesting Territory in 1970s New York
The Neighborhood Environmental Sculpture Program (NESP) oversaw the installation of five monumental public sculptures between 1972 and 1974 in the Manhattan neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood. Sponsored by New York City’s Public Arts Council, the NESP joined recent experiments in neighborhood self-determination with a new approach to contemporary public sculpture. However, interagency disputes, budgetary restrictions, and compromised …
Patricia Johanson and the Re‐Invention of Public Environmental Art, 1958–2010XinWu. Burlington, VT
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Patricia Johanson and the Re‐Invention of Public Environmental Art, 1958–2010XinWu. Burlington, VT
Just Dust
The removal and destruction of Angelo di Benedetto’s Justice Through the Ages mural (1976–1977) from the Colorado State Judicial Building in 2010 marked the loss of a civic icon by a local Denver artist. The mural did not have controversial imagery; rather, its toxic substance (i.e., asbestos) determined administrators’ push for demolition. Far from a thoughtless choice, however, di Benedetto’s use of compressed asbestos panels was in line with a…
Why Is This a Good Thing for Us? Challenging Public Sculpture and Contesting Territory in 1970s New York
The Neighborhood Environmental Sculpture Program (NESP) oversaw the installation of five monumental public sculptures between 1972 and 1974 in the Manhattan neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood. Sponsored by New York City’s Public Arts Council, the NESP joined recent experiments in neighborhood self-determination with a new approach to contemporary public sculpture. However, interagency disputes, budgetary restrictions, and compromised …
A Pretty Good Idea
Lee Waisler, Bomb Cage, 1981, hexagonal wood cage and disarmed World War II bombs (artwork © Lee Waisler; photograph provided by Archives of American Art)Press conference with sculpture unveiling f
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