Performance art in Eastern Europe since 1960 / Amy Bryzgel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryzgel, Amy, author.

Series:

Rethinking art's histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Performance art--Europe, Eastern--History.

Performance art.

Human beings in art--History.

Human beings in art.

Gender identity in art--History.

Gender identity in art.

Politics in art--History.

Politics in art.

Identity (Philosophical concept) in art--History.

Identity (Philosophical concept) in art.

Institutional Critique (Art movement)--Europe, Eastern--History.

Institutional Critique (Art movement).

History.

Eastern Europe.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 366 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

regular print

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.

Summary:

This volume presents the first comprehensive academic study of the history and development of performance art in the former communist countries of Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe since the 1960s. Covering 21 countries and more than 250 artists, this text demonstrates the manner in which performance art in the region developed concurrently with the genre in the West, highlighting the unique contributions of Eastern European artists. The discussions are based on primary source material-interviews with the artists themselves. It offers a comparative study of the genre of performance art in countries and cities across the region, examining the manner in which artists addressed issues such as the body, gender, politics and identity, and institutional critique.

Contents:

Sources and origins

The body

Gender

Politics and identity

Institutional critique.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-345) and index.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

9781784994211

1784994219

9781784994228

1784994227

OCLC:

953710574