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... it so desires. Follow any one of these fool proof plans and you're sure to set art free to be in the environment of it's choice. The only problem with these different terms for escape is that they are all rather similar in theory. They'll all get you to where you want to go, but others may not know where you've escaped to. There is considerable disagreement among theorists and artists about what the terms actually mean also. They all get bundled together. So if I dig a hole in the ground, I could call it land art because it's in the land/landscape, rather than in the gallery. Or I could call it site-specific art because I've chosen to dig the hole here rather than there. Or I could call it public art because there's nothing preventing the public from seeing it. With the three escape plans laid down for ...
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