Performance art in Eastern Europe since 1960 /
Bryzgel, Amy,
Performance art in Eastern Europe since 1960 / Amy Bryzgel. - xvii, 366 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. - Rethinking art's histories. . - Rethinking art's histories. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-345) and index.
Sources and origins -- The body -- Gender -- Politics and identity -- Institutional critique.
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.
9781784994211 1784994219 9781784994228 1784994227
2017394599
Performance art--Europe, Eastern
Human beings in art
Gender identity in art
Politics in art
Identity (Philosophical concept) in art
Institutional Critique (Art movement)--Europe, Eastern
Performance art in Eastern Europe since 1960 / Amy Bryzgel. - xvii, 366 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. - Rethinking art's histories. . - Rethinking art's histories. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-345) and index.
Sources and origins -- The body -- Gender -- Politics and identity -- Institutional critique.
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.
9781784994211 1784994219 9781784994228 1784994227
2017394599
Performance art--Europe, Eastern
Human beings in art
Gender identity in art
Politics in art
Identity (Philosophical concept) in art
Institutional Critique (Art movement)--Europe, Eastern