Lekus E.
Abstract. The article discusses the features of the public space in the beginning of 21th century and the phenomenon of alienation of society from a culture; analyzes the problem of social disintegration and how to resolve it in the architecture and monumental art.
Key words: agora, public space, culture, society, alienation, barrier, conflict, architecture, monumental art, sculpture.
Lekus Elena Yurievna,
researcher, Research Centre of St. Petersburg State Art
and Industry Academy A.Stieglitz (Saint Petersburg),
e-mail: lekus_elena@mail.ru