The desire to move viewers out of the role of passive observers and into the role of producers is one of the hallmarks of twentieth-century art. This tendency can be found in practices and projects ranging from El Lissitzky's exhibition designs to Allan Kaprow's happenings, from minimalist objects t[...]
For over a decade, conceptual and performance art has been dominated by participatory art. Its champions, such as French curator Nicolas Bourriaud (who invented the term "relational aesthetics" to describe it) and American art historian Grant Kester, believe that by encouraging an audience to join [...]
What has been loosely termed installation Art dominates the exhibition programmes of galleries worldwide. However, while it is much discussed it has rarely been clearly defined. In this book author Claire Bishop provides both a history and a full critical examination of installation art, in a survey[...]
Greenwich Village, 1959. Claire Bishop sits for a portrait--a gift from her husband--only to discover that what the artist has actually depicted is Claire's suicide. Haunted by the painting, Claire is forced to redefine herself within a failing marriage and a family history of madness. Shifting ahea[...]
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS IN C'EST BON ANTHOLOGY vol. 4
Junko Mizuno (cover)
Mattias Elftorp
Amanda Vähämäki
David Mack
Chiu Kwong Man
Claire Bishop
Rutu Modan
Trina Robbins (text)
Andrea Echorn
Jamil Mani[...]
"Performa" 11 is the fourth volume in an acclaimed series that draws content and inspiration from the world-renowned Performa biennials. Written by legendary performance art historian RoseLee Goldberg, "Performa" 11 is the definitive document of the Performa 11 biennial, and features documentation b[...]