The bodies that were not ours : and other writings / Coco Fusco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fusco, Coco.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fusco, Coco.

Postcolonialism and the arts--America.

Postcolonialism and the arts.

Fusco, Coco--Themes, motives.

Performance art--America.

Performance art.

Themes, motives.

America.

Physical Description:

xx, 252 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge ; [London] : In collaboration with inIVA, Institute of International Visual Arts, 2001.

Summary:

The bodies that were not ours is a provocative collection of writings by an internationally recognized artist. Coco Fusco's volume is a vibrant and original sketchbook of essays, performance chronicles, scripts, interviews, and photographs. They focus on what the political history of colonialism means for Fusco herself and other artists who reflect upon this legacy in their work.

The writings gathered here explore the very specific relationship between mind and body in art by the descendants of colonized and enslaved peoples. Fusco includes discussions and representations of specific artists and artworks as well as the wider issues of globalization and 'cultural fusion'. The book also includes two of Fusco's fotonovelas in full colour.

Fusco's acute, witty and always compelling writing offers an incisive look at the impact of globalization on contemporary art and culture.

Contents:

Section 1 Borne in Captivity

The bodies that were not ours 8

Mexarcane International: ethnic talent for export 18

Better Yet When Dead 22

The man and the myth: Roger Guenveur Smith as Huey P. Newton, an interview 26

Captain Shit and other allegories of black stardom: the work of Chris Ofili 37

Wreaking havoc on the signified: the art of David Hammons 43

My kind of conversation: the artwork of Daniel J. Martinez 49

The unbearable weightiness of beings: art in Mexico after NAFTA 61

Votos (vows): a performance 78

Section 2 Fotonovelas

Paquita y Chata Se Arrebatan: a collaboration with Nao Bustamante 85

Pochonovela: pilot for a Chicano soap opera 89

Section 3 Suspended in Transit

Blacks in the metropolis: Isaac Julien on Frantz Fanon, an interview 99

Rights of Pasage: a performance for South Africa 105

Stuff co-written with Nao Bustamante 111

Bad grrl bravado: a conversation with Tracey Moffatt 128

Hustling for dollars: jineteras in Cuba 137

Bridge over troubled waters: and view from the bridge four years on 154

El Ultimo Deseo (the last wish): a performance for Cuba 163

El Evento Suspendido (the postponed event): a performance for Cuba 165

Mamas, sistahs and auntie men: Hilton Als and The Women, an interview 167

Sudaca Enterprises: a collaboration with Juan Pablo Ballester and Maria Elena Escalona 176

Modernity deferred: the work of Luis Molina-Pantin 180

At your service: Latin women in the global information network 186

The Incredible Disappearing Woman: a play in one act 202

Section 4 Other Perspectives

Witness for the prosecution: the writings of Coco Fusco / Jean Fisher 223

Agency and ambivalence: a reading of works by Coco Fusco / Caroline Vercoe 231.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415251737

0415251745

OCLC:

46729487