Outdoor Art as a Modification Factor for Urban Space-Time
This paper offers a philosophical analysis of the implantation of artworks in the urban space and time and its implications, as opposed to their evolution within the museum space. Indeed, the museum is a place where objects are protected from time passing induced wear. In this regard, an artwork can be defined as an object which lasts long (Arendt, 1972). Our hypothesis consists in considering artworks as defined by a temporality of their own, and that their implantation in urban space leads to modifications to such space’s temporality and uses. The paper starts by defining a temporality specific to artworks. Then it examines to which extent the urban space, our experience and uses of it are changed by the presence of artworks. Finally, it questions the existence of a paradigm shift – from accessibility to participation – induced by the presence of artwork in urban space.