Art - Performance

A publishing collaboration between Gagosian Gallery and Phaidon.An in‐depth study of painters' and photographers' studios with examples from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries.Introductory essays and catalogue entries on individual works by two experts in their respective fields - John Elderfield for In the...

New monograph exploring artist Harold Offeh's dynamic practice since the early 2000's, with essays and a new photographic series. Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet is the first institutional solo exhibition of work by Harold Offeh in the UK. This...

Like literary texts, films often tell stories on multiple levels. Ridley Scott made an ironic reference to this when he called his legendaryscience-fiction film Blade Runner a 700-layer cake«. These buried structures are created in two ways: by elements that resonate throughout the film...

Since the 1970s, controversial Swiss performance artist Manon has confronted viewers with their own visions. Challenging and at times subversive, her performances raise questions about the boundary between staged spectacle and exhibitionism and provoke fascinating discussions about power structures and gender identity. The follow-up...

Takes up the work of artists and theorists who ask what happens when we learn to linger, dwell, live, and work with queer grief What if, instead of overcoming grief, we learned to live with it? Unfinished Grief invites readers to linger within loss...

A career survey of an influential figure in 20th-century Latin American body artColombian artist María Teresa Hincapié (1956-2008) was one of the most influential figures of Latin American body art. This volume accompanies an exhibition at MACBA in Barcelona documenting her performances and installations.Author:...

Ten years of multimedia installations and performances from a Berlin-based duoBerlin-based artist duo Pauline Boudry (born 1972) and Renate Lorenz (born 1963) work across film, installation, sculpture and dance to create their politically charged performance pieces. This book gathers their most acclaimed exhibitions from...

This book presents Detroit-born, Toronto-based artist Suzy Lake's (born 1947) bold explorations of gender and identity. Along with her expansive use of the photographic medium, these concerns make Lake an exemplary model for contemporary artists. Combining a deep knowledge of photographic conventions with strong...

The story of cult figure Cookie Mueller's life through an oral history composed of more than 80 interviews with those who knew her, with photographs by David Armstrong, Robert Mapplethorpe, Peter Hujar and othersCookie Mueller (1949-1989) was a firecracker, a cult figure, a wild...

Collected interviews from a prominent Lebanese theater artistA leading voice in Lebanon's cultural diaspora, acclaimed stage actor and visual artist Rabih Mroué (born 1967) produces work that addresses the contested memory of historical events such as the Lebanese civil war, the Arab Spring and...

In this Footbook, Phil Smith (Mytho, Crab Man) extends his critical account of the gentle walking arts to the predatory lurch of the living dead. The author has been a keen observer of the zombie mythos for the past 35 years, and here he...

Jim Roche was born to run. His motorcycle exploits have been interwoven throughout his career. Sometimes riding is a dangerous course and he sustained serious injury in 1993 but hasn't abaondoned the source of his glory-road imagery. Known also for his enthusiasm for outsider...

A collection of poetry written and often performed by Enna Michaels with a career spanning over twenty five years. Enna Michaels is a poet, actor and teacher. This collection of poems and songs written over several decades, takes a number of 'slices of life'...

This is volume IV of Jean Hugard's fantastic handbook "Card Manipulations", which includes simple instructions for a variety of fantastic tricks. Card manipulation is an element of magical illusion concerning the creation of effects through sleight of hand techniques that involve playing cards. It...

This exhibition catalogue, "Exhibition Catalogue, Volume 1910," provides a fascinating glimpse into the artistic and architectural trends of the early 20th century. Published around 1905, this volume showcases the work of the T-Square Club, offering a curated collection of drawings, designs, and models that...

Mark Little is best known as an actor and TV presenter, he is also a poet. This is his first published book of poetry based upon a home produced 'zine' that he had previously collated. Love, life, frustration, despair and anger inspire his writing....

Holding Ground: Nuit Blanche and Other Ruptures investigates international methodologies in curatorial practice from Canada, France, England, Aotearoa New Zealand, the United States, and many more countries. It unearths the connections and historical moments that draw public exhibitions and public art together and the...

Ellen Stewart (1919-2011) was the single most important figure in the history of American avant-garde theater and performance art. Founder of La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Stewart was responsible for a staggering array of productions and for fostering the early work of directors, playwrights,...

This book traces Dàdàkúàdá's history and artistic vision and discusses its vibrancy as the most popular traditional Yoruba oral art form in Islamic Africa. This book will be of interest to scholars of traditional African culture, African art history, performance studies and Islam in...

A lively and accessible look at how queer artists turn everyday culture into surprising sites of humor, insight, and creative possibility What happens when we take things literally? In Literally: The Queerness of Things Just as They Are, Michael P. Bibler argues that the...

The script for, and conversations around, artist Jesse Ash's multi-dimensional project built around a play about a bitter argument between two ex-lovers. Avoidance--Avoidance is a multi-dimensional project built around a play about a bitter argument between two ex-lovers. The project incorporates artworks which act...

The British performance artist Tris Vonna-Michell (born 1982) utilizes projections, texts and antiquated technologies as theatrical props for his wild, often autobiographical stories. This artist's book elaborates on these narratives, many of which have been in development for nearly a decade, in which reality...

In early October 1959, thirty-two-year-old Allan Kaprow presented a performance piece entitled "18 Happenings in 6 Parts." This unique conjunction of visual, aural, and physical events, performed for an intimate art world audience by his friends and colleagues, would change the course of art...

This book insightfully captures the struggles of the artistic journey and the synergy between art and humanity. It speaks to the overwhelming emotions you navigate as you contemplate the next steps in your artistic process. This is the blueprint for an artistic genius looking...

Author: Sebastian Baden,Jens Hoffman,Antonella Bianca MeloniISBN-10: 3947563604ISBN-13: 9783947563609Publisher: DCVLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/16/2020Pages: 256Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.83lbsSize: 10.50h x 8.25w x 1.40d

Spotlighting the rebellious performances and artistic works of Afro-queer women in Puerto RicoIn Disobedient Women, Anastasia Valecce centers the voices and aesthetics of four contemporary Afro-queer Puerto Rican artists--Gisela Rosario Ramos (Macha Colón), Awilda Rodríguez Lora, Helen Ceballos, and Awilda Sterling-Duprey. Valecce shows how...

This book offers readers worldwide the first edition of Juan Isidro Fajardo's Índice de todas las comedias impresas hasta el año de 1716 preserved in a single surviving manuscript in Spain's National Library. This critical edition of an early 18th-century catalogue documents some 2,200...

This isn't your average poetry book. This is a collection of poems about pain, injustice, and adversity - as written by someone who knows these feelings all too well. Growing up in South London, Maximus had two choices to make.Accept his lot in life,...

It takes couraghe to turn a new leaf, a passion for self-discovery, and a sense of fun. The New Leaf journals, filled with wisdom and surprise, describe a life lived onits own terms. The author echoes our own passions, fears, and hopes in ways...

Today, Bach is one of the most revered and studied figures of classical music, despite there being a time in which he was almost forgotten. Divided into two sections, this volume explores research on J.S. Bach and more broadly examines the topics of music...

Aleph-naught is a performative text that creatively harnesses Dinesh's findings from three of her previous works: Memos from a Theatre Lab: Exploring What Immersive Theatre "Does", Memos from a Theatre Lab: Spaces, Relationships, & Immersive Theatre, and Memos from a Theatre Lab: Immersive Theatre...

Card manipulation is an element of magical illusion concerning the creation of effects through sleight of hand techniques that involve playing cards. It is commonly employed in magical performances, particularly in street magic. This is volume III of Jean Hugard's fantastic handbook "Card Manipulations",...

Preface: Offer all and everything; afterwards, give more. These monologues were written for the sole purpose of guaranteeing, an actor's development, wow factor, and success in all auditions. Each monologue beyond these pages is given great care to accomplish this mission. Furthermore, the monologues...

Ever been completely overwhelmed with vocal information and find it difficult to separate myth from fact? Stop the guessing game and let this easy to read guide by Kate J. Doucet path the way to successfully sustaining your voice and prevent injury. Through her...

Readers have described this book as "a Handbook to Live By," "a Philosophy Text" and a "Survival Manual." Some people keep this in their bathroom; others by their beds, and still have others have completely worn out their copies and re-ordered this NEW EDITION.Here...

Winner of 'Best Off West End Production' at the 2011 What's On Stage Awards Winner of 2011 Laurence Olivier Award for "Best New Opera Production" The writer, the lover, the artist, the flirt. Out tonight in Soho and falling in love. A new set...

Set at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries during the English Reformation, The Seduction of Almighty God describes the spiritual ascendancy of an adolescent priest and the apalling discovery that he possesses the power of life and death over others, both religious...

Three years removed from the events that changed her life, the author finds herself mining through the aftermath. How do you overcome the unforgivable? How do you overcome childhood trauma, but most importantly how do you chose to rebuild afterwards? In this collection of...

Two performance texts by Hannah Jane Walker and Chris Thorpe The Oh Fuck Moment Fucking up is the truest, funniest, most terrifying moment you can experience. Poet Hannah Jane Walker and theatre-maker Chris Thorpe examine the poetic guts of mistakes in a bundle of...

With disappearing music venues, and arts and culture communities at constant risk of displacement in our urban centers, the preservation of intangible cultural heritage is of growing concern to global cities. Author: Sara RossISBN-10: 0367727447ISBN-13: 9780367727444Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/31/2021Pages: 250Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.20h x...

Over forty interviews and essays with leading cultural icons who have unique ways of critiquing "the system" with humor and ingenuity.Dazzling deceptions and provocative put-ons from some of the most outrageous artists and personalities. Spontaneous, improvised craziness from the Underground in New York, San...

A play that takes place in the Qassim region, where the Ghatafan tribe has its two branches, Abs and Zebian, 50 years before the mission of the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace. Much on the sanctity of human blood...

Maclean expands her oeuvre of surreal narratives through a deepfake film starring Sean Connery and Marilyn MonroeThe multimedia work of artist Rachel Maclean (born 1987) includes everything from babies with faceless mothers to deepfake films. The centerpiece of this collection of her recent works...

African Performance Review is a triennial, peer-reviewed journal of the African Theatre Association. For sales/subscription inquiry, please contact: sales@adonis-abbey.com. To contribute to the journal or for other editorial issues, please contact the journal's editor(Dr Osita Okagbue) African Performance Review, Department of Drama, Goldsmiths, University...

In keeping with the aims of the African Theatre Association (AfTA) and the editorial board, the essays offered in this volume of African Performance Review have been selected to reflect the vibrant diversity which characterises African theatre and performance. The essays deal with a...

OFF THE PAGE blends lyric, theoretic/philosophic, autobiographical, and documentary forms of writing, and then plays on these forms in the arrangement, structure, and visual appearance of the text while also extending this textual performance 'off the page' into multimedia mise en scène. The book's...

In today's theatre, productions of plays that originated in another language are frequently distinguished by two characteristics: the authorship of the English text by a well-known local theatre specialist, and the absence of the term 'translation'-generally in favour of 'adaptation' or 'version'. The Translator...

Since entering the performance lexicon in the 1970s, the term Live Art has been used to describe a diverse but interrelated array of performance practices and approaches. This volume offers a contextual and critical introduction to the scene of contemporary Live Art in Britain....

Canada's recent sesquicentennial celebrations were the latest in a long, steady progression of Canadian cultural memory projects. Unbecoming Nationalism investigates the power of commemorative performances in the production of nationalist narratives. Using "unbecoming" as a theoretical framework to unsettle or decolonize nationalist narratives, Helene...

Author: Sebastian SamurISBN-10: 1350406465ISBN-13: 9781350406469Publisher: Methuen DramaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/18/2027Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d