It's Not Personal: Post 60s Body Art and Performance

by Susan Best

Book Overview

How does something as potent and evocative as the body become a relatively neutral artistic material? From the 1960s, much body art and performance conformed to the anti-expressive ethos of minimalism and conceptualism, whilst still using the compelling human form. But how is this strange mismatch of vigour and impersonality able to transform the body into an expressive medium for visual art?

Focusing on renowned artists such as Lygia Clark,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350144142
• ISBN13: 9781350144149
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"