Being Watched
Yvonne Rainer and the 1960s
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
25 February 2011
Summary
How Yvonne Rainer’s art shaped new ways of watching as well as performing; how it connected 1960s avant-garde art to politics and activism. In her dance and performances of the 1960s, Yvonne Rainer famously transformed the performing body-stripped it of special techniques and star status, traded its costumes and leotards for T-shirts and sneakers, asked it to haul mattresses or recite texts rather than leap or spin. Without discounting these innovations, Carrie Lambert-Beatty argues in Being …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262516075 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262516071 |
| Author: | Carrie Lambert-Beatty |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 25 February 2011 |
| Weight: | 794g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 17mm |
| Series: | October Books |
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“The book is a fantastic read and an exemplary text… a highly original analysis,this study is sure to become a classic.” MJ Thompson TDR: The DramaReview
The book is a fantastic read and an exemplary text…a highly original analysis, this study is sure to become a classic.
– MJ Thompson * TDR: The Drama Review *About The Author
Carrie Lambert-Beatty
Carrie Lambert-Beatty is Assistant Professor in the Department of History of Art and Architecture and the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard University.
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