Site-Specific Art : Performance, Place and Documentation

ISBN-13: 9780415185585 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 256 str.

Nick Kaye

Opis

This text charts the development of an experimental art form in an experimental way. Nick Kaye traces the historical antecedents of today's installation and performance art, while also assembling a documentation of contemporary practice around the world. The book is divided into individual analyses of the themes of space, materials, site and frames. These are interspersed by specially commissioned documentary artwork from some of the practitioners and artists working today. The book investigates the relationship of architectural theory to an understanding of contemporary site related art and performance, and questions how such works can be documented. The artistic processes involved are demonstrated through primary articles from: Meredith Monk; Station House Opera; Brith Gof; Michelangelo Pistoletto; and Forced Entertainment.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Spaces 2. Site 3. Materials 4. Frames Conclusion Notes on Contributors Notes Bibliography

O autorze

Nick Kaye is Professor and Chair of Drama at the University of Manchester. His publications include Postmodernism and Performance (1994) and Art into Theatre (1996). He is Contributing Editor for Performance Research and has edited special issues of Performance Research and Contemporary Theatre Review as well as contributing articles to numerous art and theatre journals.