Contributions

  • Mirčev, Andrej, 1979- contributor - Contributor
  • Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst - Contributor

Publication

2018 - nGbK, Berlin, Germany

Language

German

Word Count

51,250 words, Guess

Page Count

205 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCNX456.5.P38 L44 2018

Alternate Titles

  • Left performance histories.
  • Left performance histories. English

Description

Challenging the assumption that the unofficial art scene in state socialist Europe was only subversive and oppositional, this publication offers alternative readings. Left Performance Histories explores artistic positions that, while critical of actually existing socialism, were grounded in Marxist and communist ideas. Performance/art was not a mirror of tristesse but a site of jouissance, where social conventions concerning gender identity, sexuality and beauty were playfully undermined. But what do performances leave in their wake? And how should we situate their legacies in the context of archives, exhibitions and academic and artistic practice? These are some of the questions that this book sets out to answer. --Publisher.

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