The Disruptive Aesthetics of Design Activism: Enacting Design Between Art and Politics
@article{Markussen2013TheDA, title={The Disruptive Aesthetics of Design Activism: Enacting Design Between Art and Politics}, author={T. Markussen}, journal={Design Issues}, year={2013}, volume={29}, pages={38-50} }
The aim of this article is above all to construct a new conceptual framework for understanding how and why design activism in public space matters. The article sets off by providing a literature review of some of the existing theoretical frameworks in design research for understanding design activism. In so doing, I will identify a theoretical ‘blind spot’ in the research literature, which has blocked our view of how design activism functions as an aesthetic practice and not only a socio… Expand
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