Full quote:
“The understanding that art brings with it the possibility to address the world, beyond an abstract or elusive category, can be seen to gain significance throughout the latter part of the twentieth century in the form of “site-specific practice” of the late 1960s and 1970s and subsequent forms of contextual practice.”
Paraphrased version:
LaBelle notes (2006, p.xi) that in the late 20th century, the idea that art has the power to engage with the world became more explicit. This is shown in the emergence of “site-specific practise” during the late 1960s and 1970s and following forms of contextual practices. LaBelle, 2006. Background Noise: Perspectives on Sound Art. New York: The Continuum International Publishing Group Inc.