Goldberg, RoseLee
Performance Now: Live Art for the 21st Century
- ISBN 13:
- 9780500021255
- author:
- Goldberg, RoseLee
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 27.5 x 23 centimetres (1.69 kg)
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Performance Now: Live Art in the Twenty-First Century
A landmark publication documenting the development of performance art since the turn of the twenty-first century, this major survey charts the evolution of live art across six continents. Illustrated with profiles of renowned artists and extended captions assessing specific works, Performance Now offers a comprehensive overview of this temporal medium.
Written by respected curator, art historian, and critic RoseLee Goldberg, the book explores themes such as beauty, global citizenship, and activism, as well as its intersection with other media. A valuable resource for artists, students, historians, and enthusiasts of avant-garde theater and film, Performance Now is a go-to reference for understanding live art in the modern era.