Keep walking intently

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Walking, that most basic of human actions, was transformed by three radical art movements of the mid-twentieth century: the Surrealists, the Situationist International, and fluxus. These groups basically turned a simple stroll into a tactic for revolutionizing everyday life. each group chose locations in the urban landscape as sites for their interventionsfrom the flea markets and bars of Paris to the sidewalks of new York. Keep Walking Intently traces the meandering and peculiar footsteps of these avant-garde artists and groups as they moved through the cities, encountering the marvelous, studying the environment, and re-enchanting the banal. Chicago-based art historian, art critic for the Chicago Tribune, and occasional contributor to the Tv news program 60 Minutes, Lori Waxman reveals the radical potential that walking holds for us through this fascinating historical look into three movements that helped build the foundation for the contemporary art movement of today. A Graham foundation funded project. Designed by Zak Group.