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24%OFFJay Sanders - Rituals of Rented Island: Object Theater, Loft Performance, and the New Psychodrama—Manhattan, 1970–1980 - 9780300195866 - V9780300195866
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Rituals of Rented Island: Object Theater, Loft Performance, and the New Psychodrama—Manhattan, 1970–1980

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Description for Rituals of Rented Island: Object Theater, Loft Performance, and the New Psychodrama—Manhattan, 1970–1980 Paperback. Explores three performance art practices of the 1970s and early 1980s: "object theater"; "loft performance"; and "new psychodrama". By tracing the paths of such artists as Stuart Sherman, Julia Heyward, Jared Bark and Jill Kroesen, this title makes visible a critical period in the development of performance art. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 176 pages, 140 colour images + 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 452.

In this important volume, Jay Sanders and J. Hoberman explore the vibrant underground performance art scene of 1970s New York. Focusing on little-known and long-forgotten works, which were often performed in live/work lofts, storefronts, and alternative spaces of the city’s SoHo district, often for an audience comprising a handful of fellow artists, this catalogue makes newly visible a critical period in the development of performance art.

Rituals of Rented Island examines the disparate yet related practices of twenty artists, including Stuart Sherman; collaborators Yvonne Rainer and Babette Mangotle; Julia Heyward; Jill Kroesen; Richard Foreman; Squat Theatre; composer-musician John Zorn; and legendary ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300195866
SKU
V9780300195866
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About Jay Sanders
Jay Sanders is curator and curator of performance at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. J. Hoberman is an independent writer and critic.

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