Schimmel, Paul,

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.

0500280509 9780500280508

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Performance art--Influence--Exhibitions
Arts, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions
Performance art--Themes, motives--Exhibitions

NX456.5.P38 / S35 1998

735.230474