 Live, art and performance.
Author: Heathfield, Adrian & Hugo Glendinning Published: 2004 Live Art, or performance, is one of the most controversial and hotly discussed areas of art practice to emerge in the second half of the twentieth century. The history of Live Art is one of challenge to audiences, art traditions, and cultural values. With elements of performance now part of the practice of many of today's well-known artists, and boundaries between visual art, theatre, and Live Art more and more blurred, this collection of writings and photographs is long overdue. Leading artists and thinkers assess the relevance of Live Art now and its impact within the visual arts and the broader cultural sphere. Hugo Glendinning's stunning colour photographs of performance events are combined with numerous essays examining the political, philosophical, and cultural resonances of the work of a diverse range of international Live artists, both historical and contemporary. The contributors include Marina Abramovic, Bobby Baker, Jerome Bel, Romeo Castellucci, Oron Catts, Ricardo Dominguez, Tim Etchells, Goat Island, Matthew Goulish, Lin Hixson, Joe Kelleher, Oleg Kulik, Hayley Newman, William Pope.L, La Ribot, and many others. |
