Points of Convergence - Alternative Views on Performance

Marta Dziewanska

ISBN 10: 8364177389 / ISBN 13: 9788364177385

Published by Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, 2017

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Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 color plates, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; ACV; ACX; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666. . 2017. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Points of Convergence - Alternative Views on Performance
• Publisher: Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8364177389
• ISBN 13: 9788364177385
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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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.

About the Author

Marta Dziewańska is curator for research at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. André Lepecki is associate professor of performance studies at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.