Essay from the year 2006 in the subject Art - Installation /
Action/Performance Art / Modern Art, grade: good, The Open
University (Department of Art History), course: Themes and issues
in Contemporary Art History, language: English, abstract: This
essay tries to point out that Christo and Jeanne-Claude's work
deals with concepts of identity, gender and the performative, ideas
which inform a great deal of the art that has been produced since
the 1960s. These aspects in the work of the two artists have
generally been overlooked due perhaps to the giganticism of many of
their projects realized since the end of the 1960s, like "Wrapped
Coast" (1968/69, Australia), "Valley Curtain" (1970/72 USA),
"Surrounded Islands" (1980-83 USA), "Pont Neuf Wrapped" (1975/85,
France), "Wrapped Reichstag" (1971-1995 Germany), or "The Gates"
(2005 USA). Questions of identity, gender, and performance have not
really been adressed in interpretations of Chisto and
Jeanne-Claude's work. But at least since 2002 there are statements
by Christo himself, which make clear that identity and gender have
indeed been on his mind and that there also was quite early a link
to Dada and Surrealism. In this respect it is certainly relevant
that in 1963 Christo met Marcel Duchamp, who until 1968, the year
of Duchamp's death, remained a friend and supporter. Christo's
wrappings imply the blurring of identities, they transform male
forms into feminine forms, or even try to introduce the impression
of the formless, a concept developed by George Bataille. The
performative points in the same direction. The concept of
performance will have to be modified and enlarged in the case of
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, as ther performances are not bound to a
specific time and location, for instance in a gallery or a theatre.
The performances often extend over several years or even decades
and imply the presence of the artists at numerous different
locations. Here the aspect of politics comes into view. As their
environmen
General
Imprint: |
Grin Verlag
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Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
2011 |
First published: |
September 2013 |
Authors: |
Joachim Stark
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Dimensions: |
210 x 148 x 3mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
56 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-640-80068-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
The arts: general issues >
General
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LSN: |
3-640-80068-0 |
Barcode: |
9783640800681 |
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