http://blog.art21.org/2009/03/01/practical-propaganda-amy-franceschini-reinvents-the-victory-garden/ The Official Blog of Art21, Inc. and the Art in the Twenty-First Century PBS series Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:38:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.art21.org/2009/03/01/practical-propaganda-amy-franceschini-reinvents-the-victory-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-13318 Gastro-Vision: Aesthetics of Urban Farming, Part II | Art21 Blog Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:49:52 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/?p=3477#comment-13318 [...] the “usefulness” of their work is, as Art21’s Marc Mayer proposed in a recent comment, “not without consideration of beauty and [...] [...] the “usefulness” of their work is, as Art21’s Marc Mayer proposed in a recent comment, “not without consideration of beauty and [...]

]]> http://blog.art21.org/2009/03/01/practical-propaganda-amy-franceschini-reinvents-the-victory-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-10580 Marc Mayer, Art21 Program Coordinator Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:16:41 +0000 http://blog.art21.org/?p=3477#comment-10580 It is a very interesting point you make that Amy Franceschini understands aesthetics as being a necessary and important component to the project. Do you have any additional insight how these aesthetics developed over time in the Futurefarmers' work? I am intrigued, because the idea of whether art can be "useful" is coming into question, but not without consideration of beauty and form. It is a very interesting point you make that Amy Franceschini understands aesthetics as being a necessary and important component to the project. Do you have any additional insight how these aesthetics developed over time in the Futurefarmers’ work? I am intrigued, because the idea of whether art can be “useful” is coming into question, but not without consideration of beauty and form.

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