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About this film
"Parrhesia" was an Athenian right to frank and open speaking, the right that, like the First Amendment, demands a "fearless speaker" who must challenge political powers with criticism and unsolicited advice. Can designer and artist respond today to such a democratic call and demand? Is it possible to do so despite the (increasing) restrictions imposed on our liberties today? Can the designer or public artist operate as a proactive "parrhesiatic" agent and contribute to the protection, development and dissemination of "fearless speaking" in Public Space?
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MIT OpenCourseWare
Subjects
visual art practice;critical analysis;long-range artistic development;two-dimensional;three-dimensional;time-based media;installations;performance and video;visiting artist presentations;field trips;studio practice;aesthetic analyses;modern art;art history;body;phenomenology;personal space;installation
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