Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 303 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates)
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illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also available in print
ISBN:
0857722271
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1299667813
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1848859481
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9780857722270
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9781299667815
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9781848859487
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9780755604906
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9780857722270
Series Statement:
International library of modern and contemporary art 9
Content:
List of figures; list of plates; acknowledgments; a note on translation; introduction: performance art, east and west; 1. afrika and the russian dog: performing post-soviet identity in russia; 2. the bronze man and the homeless man: performing appearance in latvia; 3. filming young girls and older men: performing gender in poland; conclusion: performing the east; notes; index.
Content:
Performance art in Western Europe and North America developed in part as a response to the commercialisation of the art object, as artists endeavoured to create works of art that could not be bought or sold. But what are the roots of performance art in Eastern Europe and Russia, where there was no real art market to speak of? While many artworks created in the 'East' may resemble Western performance art practices, their origins, as well as their meaning and significance, is decidedly different. By placing specific performances from Russia, Latvia and Poland from the late- and post-communist pe
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781848859487
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Bryzgel, Amy Performing the East : Performance Art in Russia, Latvia and Poland since 1980 London : I.B. Tauris, ©2013 ISBN 9781848859487
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9780755604906
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