This original study offers a timely reconsiderationof the work of French philosopher Jean-Francois Lyotard in relation to art, performance and writing. How can we write about art, whilstacknowledging the transformation that inevitably accompanies translations of both media and temporality?That is the question that persistently dogs Lyotard's own writings on art, andto which this book responds through reference to artists from therecently-formed canon of performance art history, including the myths ofseminal figures Marina Abramovicand Vito Acconci, and the...
This original study offers a timely reconsiderationof the work of French philosopher Jean-Francois Lyotard in relation to art, performance and w...
This original study offers a timely reconsideration of the work of French philosopher Jean-Francois Lyotard in relation to art, performance and writing. How can we write about art, whilst acknowledging the transformation that inevitably accompanies translations of both media and temporality? That is the question that persistently dogs Lyotard's own writings on art, and to which this book responds through reference to artists from the recently-formed canon of performance art history, including the myths of seminal figures Marina Abramovic and Vito Acconci,...
This original study offers a timely reconsideration of the work of French philosopher Jean-Francois Lyotard in relation to art, performance ...