Below is a glossary article post in the category A which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Artist Placement Group based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Artist Placement Group
So, what is actually meant by Artist Placement Group?
The artist placement group was founded in 1966 with the aim of placing artists in government, commercial and industrial organizations.
Explanation of Artist Placement Group
APG, which was founded by Barbara Steveni and her husband John Latham, arose from the idea that artists are human resources that are not utilized by the community. Artists are isolated from the public by the gallery system, and in the Ghetto world of art is protected from the worldly reality of industry and government trade. The idea is that artists, appointed by the incidental people by Latham, will bring the entirely alternative ways to see and think to bear the organization where they are placed. Thus, APG will recognize the status of the artist’s outside and turn it into a positive social advantage.
In 1966 Steveni and John Latham joined Jeffrey Shaw and Barry Flanagan, immediately followed by David Hall and Ian MacDonald Munro. Among the placement made by APG was one in 1975-6 from Latham itself in the Scottish office in Edinburgh. This produces a radical proposal for the future of a large industrial booty, known as Bing, found in the region. Latham proposed to maintain it as a work of art and mark them with flares.
APG held a large exhibition at Hayward Gallery, London, in 1971. This group continued until 1989 when dissolved as O+I (Organization and Imagination). In 2004 Tate bought the APG archive.
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Meaning of Artist Placement Group in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Artist Placement Group.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Grup Penempatan Artis (Indonesian), Klompok Penempatan Artist (Java), and Grup panempatan seniman in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Kumpulan Penempatan Artis.
Closing
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix A. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=artist-placement-group
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=artist-placement-group
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