Into performance : Japanese women artists in New York / Midori Yoshimoto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yoshimoto, Midori.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts, Japanese--New York (State)--New York--20th century.

Arts, Japanese.

Performance art--New York (State)--New York.

Performance art.

Expatriate artists--New York (State)--New York.

Expatriate artists.

Women artists--Japan.

Women artists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 248 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 1960's was a time of incredible freedom and exploration in the art world, particularly in New York City, which witnessed the explosion of New Music, Happenings, Fluxus, New Dance, pop art, and minimalist art. Also notable during this period, although often overlooked, is the inordinate amount of revolutionary art that was created by women. Into Performance fills a critical gap in both American and Japanese art history as it brings to light the historical significance of five women artists-Yoko Ono, Yayoi Kusama, Takako Saito, Mieko Shiomi, and Shigeko Kub

Contents:

Historical background and common issues

Performing the self : Yayoi Kusama and her ever-expanding universe

The message is the medium : the communication art of Yoko Ono

Playful spirit : the interactive art of Takako Saito

Music, art, poetry, and beyond : the intermedia art of Mieko Shiomi

Self-exploration in multimedia : the experiments of Shigeko Kubota.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-235) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-13442-6

9786613807007

0-8135-4105-0

OCLC:

133159483