Sculpture et espace urbain en france. Histoire de l'instauration d'un dialogue, 1967-1992
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Abstract EN:
In france, the intoduction of contemporaneous sculpture in town planning draws its origin from the political issue, the so called "1% bill", which was passed in 1951. However, it's only at the end of the sixties that sculptors were able to implement their works into cities owing to the innovating proceedings of some municipalities and the experimental context of the new cities establishment. The cultural policy conducted in france as from 1981 boosted the public orders and privileged sculpture by associating the artists to town planning. Then, since the seventies, most sculptors have integrated in their work a reflection on the various possibilities to occupy public space in introducing a dialogue between urban environment and sculpture.
Abstract FR:
En france, l'introduction de la sculpture contemporaine dans l'espace urbain a son origine dans la creation de la mesure politique, la loi dite du 1% votee en 1951. Ce n'est cependant qu'a la fin des annees 1960 que les sculpteurs ont pu implanter leurs oeuvres dans la ville grace aux demarches novatrices de quelques municipalites et au contexte experimental de la creation des villes nouvelles. La politique culturelle menee en france a partir de 1981 a relance la commande publique et a privilegie la sculpture en associant les artistes a l'amenagement des espaces urbains. Ainsi depuis les annees 1970, la plupart des sculpteurs ont integre a leur travail une reflexion sur les differentes possibilites d'investir l'espace public en instaurant un dialogue entre l'environnement urbain et la sculpture.