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Radical Gestures
Jayne Wark
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Description for Radical Gestures
Paperback. Performance art was finally recognized as an art form in its own right in the 1970s. This work situates feminist performance art in the US and Canada in the social context of the feminist movement. Highlighting the important contributions of women artists, it shows that artists drew from feminist politics to create works. Num Pages: 304 pages, 78 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; AFKP; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
The first comprehensive history of feminist performance art in North America highlighting the important contributions of women artists.
The first comprehensive history of feminist performance art in North America highlighting the important contributions of women artists.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773530669
SKU
V9780773530669
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About Jayne Wark
Jayne Wark is associate professor, art history, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.
Reviews for Radical Gestures
"Wark wonderfully weaves together theory and practice, documenting both well-known and little-known art work through a nuanced presentation of feminist and performance history." Peggy Phelan, Stanford University "Wark has done a terrific job of navigating the enormously complex array of feminist theory and criticism produced over the thirty years of her study, with a highly impressive perceptive analysis of its ... Read more