|
Body Art: The Body as Language |  | Author: Lea Vergine
Publisher: Skira
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $13.10
as of 9/9/2010 14:24 CDT details
You Save: $6.85 (34%)
New (14) Used (10) from $5.91
Seller: allnewbooks
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 789650
Media: Paperback
Edition: illustrated edition
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 8881186535
Dewey Decimal Number: 709
EAN: 9788881186532
ASIN: 8881186535
Publication Date: March 1, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
When The Body as Language ("Body-art" and Performance) appeared in 1974, it was immediately a huge publishing hit, reviewed by some of the most influential art historians and writers (Giulio C. Argan, Edoardo Sanguineti, Max Kozloff, Lucy Lippard, François Pluchart, Peter Gorsen, Evelyn Weiss and many others). A direct testimony of the birth and development of one of the most controversial art trends, Lea Vergine's book avails of a series of texts by the artists themselves, whom the author had asked to contribute with a statement about the illustrations of their work. Featuring a thorough documentation of original photographs and film photograms, videotapes, happenings, actions and performances, the book analyses the evolution of this phenomenon through the works of sixty artists, including Gina Pane, Gilbert & George, Urs Lüthi and Katharina Sieverding, Rebecca Horn, Trisha Brown, Günter Brus and many others who have worked with and on the body.
In an absolutely unusual publishing event, nearly thirty years after the first edition, the text--by now a classic--is republished with all the original photographic material. The volume is enhanced and brought up-to-date by an afterword by Lea Vergine, who observes the changes of Body Art throughout the nineties: Orlan, Stelarc, Ron Athey, Franko B., Yasumasa Morimura, Jana Sterbak, Matthew Barney are "virtuosos of disorder and hungry for afflictions of any and every kind, mystics--like persons who display the subjection of their bodies to cruel and invasive devices, or who revel in virtual fantasies of such self-inflicted pains--destroy themselves in order newly to find themselves. . . . They finally pay a visit to the world of the saints and victims, exploring and prolonging its seductions."
|
| Customer Reviews:
 I Am a Genius: Please Read My Review August 14, 2009
Sussex Pond Pudding (Somewhere in the desert, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just threw this book off my balcony while screaming about how profoundly ridiculous it is. Now how do I apply for an NEA grant?
 great introduction to body art, aktion, and radical performance December 29, 2005
Example: Mark Twain
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
thanks to the brit below for overstating the obvious. this book isnt about tattoos. but it most certainly isnt about modern dance. this book contains insightful commentary into the world of post ww2 radical performance art and an amazing collection of photos of stand out artists. the aktionists are shown, as are their american counterparts, and several more obscure artists. the update at the end also features some great performers of the present.
very worthwhile, very informative introduction the challenging, taboo smashing world of body art.
|
|
|
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME. Disclaimer: The products referenced on this site are manufactured and sold by other parties and sold through Amazon.com We make no representations regarding either the products or any information vendors offer about their products. Any questions, complaints, or claims regarding the products must be directed to the appropriate manufacturer or vendor, or to Amazon.com. | |
