Items related to Amanda Coogan
This book is about the Irish performance artist Amanda Coogan. From the essay is the following: "A young, blonde woman with generously applied bright red lipstick, dressed in a low-cut white satin suit, dances to the driving beat of Gil Scott-Heron's apocalyptic 1970s anthem The Revolution will not be Televised. Shot in stylised slow motion against a cool, off-white backdrop, her movements are fluent and vigorous, yet they fall short of total abandon. For, as she dances, she is simultaneously translating Scott-Heron's angry but articulate lyrics into Irish sign language. Her fluid, free-form dance movements are interspersed with the codified hand gestures of a language unique to the deaf community of her native land. The ostensibly universal idiom of dance is forcibly modified to accommodate the silent language of a minority within a minority in a video whose soundtrack is inaccessible to the community most specifically addressed by its visual component." (Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith) The book features an extensive interview with the artist and is full-colour throughout.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherGandon Editions
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0948037172
- ISBN 13 9780948037177
- BindingPaperback
- EditorO'Regan John
(No Available Copies)
Search Books: Create a WantIf you know the book but cannot find it on AbeBooks, we can automatically search for it on your behalf as new inventory is added. If it is added to AbeBooks by one of our member booksellers, we will notify you!
Create a Want