Laura Flanders’ Keynote Speech at Creative Time Summit: From Public Art to Occupy Wall Street

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By: Laura Flanders ,; GRITtv

Published: October 20, 2011

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Just days after the start of Occupy Wall Street, Flanders delivered this keynote presentation on public space and public protest, to the Creative Time Summit in New York.

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