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This book maps key moments in the history of postwar art from a
global perspective. The reader is introduced to a new globally
oriented approach to art, artists, museums and movements of the
postwar era (1945-70). Specifically, this book bridges the gap
between historical artistic centers, such as Paris and New York,
and peripheral loci. Through case studies, previously unknown
networks, circulations, divides and controversies are brought to
light. From the development of Ethiopian modernism, to the showcase
of Brazilian modernity, this book provides readers with a new set
of coordinates and a reassessment of well-trodden art historical
narratives around modernism. This book will be of interest to
scholars in art historiography, art history, exhibition and
curatorial studies, modern art and globalization.
All societies are, by their very nature, dramatic. They present
themselves, especially for those who want to look back in time, as
a fascinating and confusing whole of theatrical events and
constructions. Sometimes the theatre itself succeeds in capturing
that fascination and confusion. This book describes the dramatic
society in the form of case studies that link politics, history and
culture. The Dramatic Society uses selected plays to examine
specific moments in history. Its range of subjects are extremely
diverse, including Medea as an icon of terrorism, a choreography
based upon Shakespeare's As You Like It, horror movies about the
German unification, a truth commission dealing with "human zoos",
and the reconstruction of Ai Weiwei's troubles with the tax
authorities. This collection of insightful essays deals with
theatrical performances - including happenings, installations and
movies - of the past fifty years, with every chapter attempting to
link artistic events with politics and political theory, from
Hannah Arendt to Slavoj Zizek. This is a revealing assessment of
the ways in which drama and politics become intertwined, offering
crucial insights for scholars and students of theatre studies,
performance studies, contemporary politics and cultural studies.
In Imaginary Performances in Shakespeare, visionary modernist
theatre director Aureliu Manea analyses the theatrical
possibilities of Shakespeare. Through nineteen Shakespeare plays,
Manea sketches the intellectual parameters, the visual languages,
and the emotional worlds of imagined stage interpretations of each;
these nineteen short essays are appended by his essay
'Confessions,' an autobiographical meditation on the nature of
theatre and the role of the director. This captivating book which
will be attractive to anyone interested in Shakespeare and modern
theatre.
The spiritually inspired pictures of Agnes Pelton (1881-1961) have
their roots in the desert of California, a place where the artist
settled in 1932 and where she lived until her death. She wrote of
her highly symbolic paintings that her pictures were "like little
windows", which opened up a view into the interior, her "message of
light to the world". In the 1920s Agnes Pelton started to explore
abstract painting, because this offered her the possibility of
translating esoteric topics into pictures as well as interpreting
earth and light in a spiritual way. Like her fellow-artist Georgia
O'Keeffe, Pelton deliberately turned her back on the art scene of
the East Coast. She was celebrated for her abstract compositions:
"... it is simply an oasis of beauty for the eye", was how American
Art News eulogised her work. After her death Pelton's work
disappeared from the public focus for a long time; today her
important artistic contribution to American modernism is
acknowledged once more.
Theatre, History, Criticism, Soviet Union, Russia, Western
countries, Drama, Asian,
All societies are, by their very nature, dramatic. They present
themselves, especially for those who want to look back in time, as
a fascinating and confusing whole of theatrical events and
constructions. Sometimes the theatre itself succeeds in capturing
that fascination and confusion. This book describes the dramatic
society in the form of case studies that link politics, history and
culture. The Dramatic Society uses selected plays to examine
specific moments in history. Its range of subjects are extremely
diverse, including Medea as an icon of terrorism, a choreography
based upon Shakespeare's As You Like It, horror movies about the
German unification, a truth commission dealing with "human zoos",
and the reconstruction of Ai Weiwei's troubles with the tax
authorities. This collection of insightful essays deals with
theatrical performances - including happenings, installations and
movies - of the past fifty years, with every chapter attempting to
link artistic events with politics and political theory, from
Hannah Arendt to Slavoj Zizek. This is a revealing assessment of
the ways in which drama and politics become intertwined, offering
crucial insights for scholars and students of theatre studies,
performance studies, contemporary politics and cultural studies.
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In How to See, David Salle explores how art works and how it moves
us, informs us and challenges us. This internationally renowned
painter's incisive essay collection illuminates the work of many of
the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Engaging
with a wide range of Salle's friends and contemporaries-from
painters to conceptual artists such as Jeff Koons, John Baldessari,
Roy Lichtenstein and Alex Katz-How to See explores not only the
multilayered personalities of the artists themselves but also the
distinctive character of their oeuvres. Salle writes with humour
and verve, replacing the jargon of art theory with precise and
evocative descriptions that help the reader develop a personal and
intuitive engagement with art. The result is a master class on how
to see with an artist's eye.
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm according to David Hockney
are like no other version you will have read before. Although
inspired by earlier illustrators of the tales, from Arthur Rackham
to Edmund Dulac, Hockney's extraordinary etchings re-imagine these
strange and supernatural stories for a modern audience, capturing
their distinctive atmosphere in a style that is recognisably the
artist's own. Reprinted for the first time since its original
publication in 1969, Hockney's book brings together some well-known
tales - Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin - with others that are less
familiar. Informed by great art of the past, attuned to
idiosyncrasies of character and incident, and fresh in execution
and content, his illustrations invite us to read each one as if for
the first time.
A survey of the key moments in dance performance in the USA. Aimed
at undergraduate students on Dance BA and BFA degrees in the United
States. Deliberately takes a diverse, inclusive perspective,
covering previously marginalised or overlooked figures' roles in
the development of US dance.
An episodic account of the key trends, moments and emerging forms
in the history of theatre by and about the Asian American
population. Aimed at students on courses in Asian American
theatre/performance on Theatre Studies and Performing Arts BA
degrees. The only textbook on Asian American theatre, designed
specifically for week-by-week classroom use.
Ceramics and Modernity in Japan offers a set of critical
perspectives on the creation, patronage, circulation, and
preservation of ceramics during Japan's most dramatic period of
modernization, the 1860s to 1960s. As in other parts of the world,
ceramics in modern Japan developed along the three ontological
trajectories of art, craft, and design. Yet, it is widely believed
that no other modern nation was engaged with ceramics as much as
Japan-a "potter's paradise"-in terms of creation, exhibition, and
discourse. This book explores how Japanese ceramics came to achieve
such a status and why they were such significant forms of cultural
production. Its medium-specific focus encourages examination of
issues regarding materials and practices unique to ceramics,
including their distinct role throughout Japanese cultural history.
Going beyond descriptive historical treatments of ceramics as the
products of individuals or particular styles, the closely
intertwined chapters also probe the relationship between ceramics
and modernity, including the ways in which ceramics in Japan were
related to their counterparts in Asia and Europe. Featuring
contributions by leading international specialists, this book will
be useful to students and scholars of art history, design, and
Japanese studies.
This book is an investigation into church music through the lens of
performance theory, both as a discipline and as a theoretical
framework. Scholars who address religious music making in general,
and Christian church music in particular, use "performance" in a
variety of ways, creating confusion around the term. A systematized
performance vocabulary for the study of church music can support
interdisciplinary investigations of Christian congregational music
making in today's complex, interconnected world. From the
perspective of performance theory, all those involved in church
musicking are performing, be it from platform or pew. The book
employs a hybrid methodology that combines ethnographic research
and theory from ritual studies, ethnomusicology, theology, and
church music scholarship to establish performance studies as a
possible "next step" in church music studies. It demonstrates the
feasibility of studying church music as performance by analyzing
ethnographic case studies using a developmental framework based on
the concepts of ritual, embodiment, and play/change. This book
offers a fresh perspective on Christian congregational music
making. It will, therefore, be a key reference work for scholars
working in Congregational Music Studies, Ethnomusicology, Ritual
Studies and Performance Studies, as well as practitioners
interested in examining their own church music practices.
Unparalleled insights from some of the world's foremost
practitioners of clowning. The
Origins/Influences/Technique/Philosophy structure allows direct
comparisons between varied figures. An opening history of clowning
puts the interviews and their findings into context.
Music-Dance explores the identity of choreomusical work, its
complex authorship and its modes of reception as well as the
cognitive processes involved in the reception of dance performance.
Scholars of dance and music analyse the ways in which a musical
score changes its prescriptive status when it becomes part of a
choreographic project, the encounter between sound and motion on
stage, and the intersection of listening and seeing. As well as
being of interest to musicologists and choreologists considering
issues such as notation, multimedia and the analysis of
performance, this volume will appeal to scholars interested in
applied research in the fields of cognition and neuroscience. The
line-up of authors comprises representative figures of today's
choreomusicology, dance historians, scholars of twentieth-century
composition and specialists in cognitive science and performance
studies. Among the topics covered are multimedia and the analysis
of performance; the notational practice of choreographers and the
parallel attempts of composers to find a graphic representation for
musical gestures; and the experience of dance as a paradigm for a
multimodal perception, which is investigated in terms of how the
association of sound and movement triggers emotions and specific
forms of cognition.
"Character Design Quarterly (CDQ) is a lively, creative magazine
bringing inspiration, expert insights, and leading techniques from
professional illustrators, artists, and character art enthusiasts
worldwide. Each issue provides detailed tutorials on creating
diverse characters, enabling you to explore the processes and
decision making that go into creating amazing characters. Learn new
ways to develop your own ideas, and discover from the artists what
it is like to work for prolific animation studios such as Disney,
Warner Bros., and DreamWorks. Among this issue's highlights are
budding professional illustrator Amelia Bothe cover art featuring
an exclusive animal character, and we go behind the scenes at
London animation studio Blinkink. "
From Yves Klein's spotless tailoring to the kaleidoscopic costumes
of Yayoi Kusama and Cindy Sherman, from Andy Warhol's denim to
Martine Syms's joy in dressing, the clothes worn by artists are
tools of expression, storytelling, resistance, and creativity. In
What Artists Wear, fashion critic and art curator Charlie Porter
guides us through the wardrobes of modern artists: in the studio,
in performance, at work or at play. For Porter, clothing is a way
in: the wild paint-splatters on Jean-Michel Basquiat's designer
clothing, Joseph Beuys's shamanistic felt hat, or the functional
workwear that defined Agnes Martin's life of spiritua labor. As
Porter roams widely from Georgia O'Keeffe's tailoring to David
Hockney's bold color blocking to Sondra Perry's intentional casual
wear, he weaves his own perceptive analyses with original
interviews and contributions from artists and their families and
friends. Part love letter, part guide to chic, with more than 300
images, What Artists Wear offers a new way of understanding art,
combined with a dynamic approach to the clothes we all wear. The
result is a radical, gleeful inspiration to see each outfit as a
canvas on which to convey an identity or challenge the status quo.
This book explores the issue of cultural mobility within the
interwar network of the European avant-garde, focusing on selected
writers, artists, architects, magazines and groups from Poland,
Belgium and Netherlands. Regardless of their apparent linguistic,
cultural and geographical remoteness, their mutual exchange and
relationships were both deep and broad, and of great importance for
the wider development of interwar avant-garde literature, art and
architecture. This analysis is based on a vast research corpus
encompassing original, often previously overlooked periodicals,
publications and correspondence gathered from archives around the
world.
Replete with interviews with key practitioners (both in the book
and online) will give up-to-date information on the techniques,
forms and concepts used by leading figures in contemporary Live
Visuals.
Surveys the key figures in the development and evolution of LGBTQ
representation in contemporary US theatre. Aimed at the full
breadth of theatre and performing arts students in the USA. No
other book has the same breadth and depth of coverage in this
subject area, or a comparable roster of leading scholars.
This book explores the concept of playmaking and activism through
three research projects in which culturally and linguistically
diverse high school students and young adults created original
theatre around the issues that inform their lives and constrain
their futures. Each study discussed by the author is considered
through the lens of one or more best practices. The outcomes of the
playmaking experiences, communicated through detailed ethnographic
data and the voices of student participants, make a strong case for
using what we already know about teaching to positively impact
gross inequities of outcome for culturally and linguistically
diverse students. This study will be of great interest to students,
scholars, and practitioners in Applied Theatre, Theatre Education,
and Art Therapy.
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