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Author Bryzgel, Amy, author

Title Performing the East : Performance Art in Russia, Latvia and Poland Since 1980 / Amy Bryzgel
Published London : I.B. Tauris, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 303 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Series International library of modern and contemporary art ; 9
International library of modern and contemporary art ; 9.
Contents List of figures; list of plates; acknowledgments; a note on translation; introduction: performance art, east and west; 1. afrika and the russian dog: performing post-soviet identity in russia; 2. the bronze man and the homeless man: performing appearance in latvia; 3. filming young girls and older men: performing gender in poland; conclusion: performing the east; notes; index
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL
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Subject Performance art -- Russia (Federation)
Performance art -- Latvia
Performance art -- Poland
ART -- Performance.
ART -- Reference.
Performance art
Latvia
Poland
Russia (Federation)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780857722270
0857722271
1299667813
9781299667815
9780857733726
0857733729