Points of Convergence – Alternative Views on Performance (MOMA – Museum under Construction) - Softcover

Dziewanska, Marta; Lepecki, Andre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8364177389 ISBN 13: 9788364177385

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2017

Synopsis

Thanks to its very nature, performance enters into natural dialogue with art, new media, politics, and the social sphere as a whole. Always happening in the here and now, and with a unique freedom and openness to the unknown, performance is a medium with a special ability to question its own subjects, materials, and languages. As a result, it is often best reflected in the dynamic character of contemporary art and contemporaneity in the broadest sense of the word. Points of Convergence explores these ideas and investigates critical approaches to performance, ultimately aiming to stimulate new discussion between theorists and practitioners.

With twelve essays by leading figures in the field of performance arts, this illustrated volume is structured in two parts. The first, authored by academics in the discipline, features an introduction to key areas of scholastic research. The second part, authored by curators and other researchers, then focuses on an account of individual traditions of performance. Taken together, the contributions identify new possibilities for interaction between the theoretical aspects of performance art and the ways performance plays out within local contexts.

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About the Author

Marta Dziewanska is curator of research and public programs at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8364177389
• ISBN 13: 9788364177385
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240