Out of actions : between performance and the object, 1949-1979

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Out of actions : between performance and the object, 1949-1979

organized by Paul Schimmel ; with essays by Kristine Stiles ... [et al.]

The Museum of Contemporary Art , Thames and Hudson, 1998

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Catalog of an exhibition held at the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles, Feb. 8-May 10, 1998; MAK-Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, June 17-Sept. 6, 1998; Museu d'Art Contemporani, Barcelona, Oct. 15, 1998-Jan. 6, 1999; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Feb. 11-Apr. 11, 1999

Exhibitors: Carolee Schneemann, Günther Brus, Jackson Pollock ... [et al.]

Includes bibliographical references (p.391-406)

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Performance art and its merging with traditional painting and sculpture, is the great revolution of postwar art. Its links to theatre, photography, music, dance, politics and popular culture have made it popular with contemporary artists. This book covers more than three decades of work.

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