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Performing the East : Performance Art in Russia, Latvia and Poland Since 1980 /

Performance art in Western Europe and North America developed in part as a response to the commercialisation of the art object, as artists endeavoured to create works of art that could not be bought or sold. But what are the roots of performance art in Eastern Europe and Russia, where there was no r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bryzgel, Amy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : I.B. Tauris, 2013.
Colección:International library of modern and contemporary art ; 9.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Performance art in Western Europe and North America developed in part as a response to the commercialisation of the art object, as artists endeavoured to create works of art that could not be bought or sold. But what are the roots of performance art in Eastern Europe and Russia, where there was no real art market to speak of? While many artworks created in the 'East' may resemble Western performance art practices, their origins, as well as their meaning and significance, is decidedly different. By placing specific performances from Russia, Latvia and Poland from the late- and post-communist pe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 303 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857722270
0857722271
1299667813
9781299667815
9780857733726
0857733729
Acceso:Legal Deposit;