Out of actions : between performance and the object, 1949-1979 /
organized by Paul Schimmel ; with essays by Kristine Stiles [and others].
- 407 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 31 cm
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles, Feb. 8-May 10, 1998 and four other institutions.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Introduction and Acknowledgments -- Leap into the Void: Performance and the Object -- Body and Place: Action in Postwar Art in Japan -- Gesture and the Object: Liberation as Aktion: A European Component of Performative Art -- Life Strategies: Overview and Selection Buenos Aires-London-Rio de Janeiro-Santiago de Chile, 1960-1980 -- Uncorrupted Joy: International Art Actions -- Chronology -- Works in the Exhibition -- Bibliography.