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Czech Action Art
Pavlina Morganova
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Description for Czech Action Art
Paperback. Czech action art emerged out of the political and social turmoil of the 1960s. This title explains the various forms of action art, from the actions and happenings of the 1960s; to the actions of land art; to the actions of a new generation of artists, who are using the principles of action art in contemporary postconceptual and participative art. Translator(s): Morgan, Daniel. Num Pages: 200 pages, 200 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JJP; ACXJ5; AFKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Czech action art - a medium similar to performance art that does not require an audience - emerged out of the political and social turmoil of the 1960s. This movement has received little critical attention, however, as the Iron Curtain prevented its dissemination to an international audience. Here theorist and art historian Pavlina Morganova gives this art scene its due, chronicling its inception and tracing its evolution through to the present. Morganova explains the various forms of action art, from the "actions" and "happenings" of the 1960s; to the actions of land art that encompass stones, trees, water, or fire; ... Read more
Czech action art - a medium similar to performance art that does not require an audience - emerged out of the political and social turmoil of the 1960s. This movement has received little critical attention, however, as the Iron Curtain prevented its dissemination to an international audience. Here theorist and art historian Pavlina Morganova gives this art scene its due, chronicling its inception and tracing its evolution through to the present. Morganova explains the various forms of action art, from the "actions" and "happenings" of the 1960s; to the actions of land art that encompass stones, trees, water, or fire; ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
517g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Ovocny, Czechia
ISBN
9788024623177
SKU
V9788024623177
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About Pavlina Morganova
Pavlina Morganova is director of the Research Center at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and a lecturer in art history at the Anglo-American University in Prague. Daniel Morgan has been translating from Czech for fifteen years.
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