"Anything is Art ...but Can Art Be Everything?"

Abstract

This article presents a debate on ambiguity in contemporary art and interdisciplinary approaches that affect artistic practices: art and other sciences, the relationship between art and its audience, the relationship between art and the public; does art have any mission to change society. Is it a responsibility of artists to have social engagement in their works? Is bringing art to the public an invention or intervention. These issues were presented through the seminar “Public Art in (ter) vention” held in Chiang Mai in 2005.