David Wojnarowicz explores memory, the longing for love and sexuality in the specter of AIDS. Cartoons, paintings and writings.
A case for seeing terror as a volatile and mutant phenomenon that is deeply lived, experienced and performed witin the cultures of everyday life.
Exploring a range of topics, including Greek tragedy, Shakespearean theater, contemporary British plays, opera, and the theatricality of Parisian culture, this compilation provides new perspectives on the relationship between Eros and Death in a series of dramatic texts, theatrical practices, and cultural performances
The first in-depth study of this enigmatic conceptual artist, Bas Jan Ader is a thoughtful reflection on the necessity of the creative act and its inescapable relation to death
a movie about the killings in Indonesia after the overthrown of the government in 1965, as seen by three death squad leaders
An investigation of Andy Kaufman’s mysterious death
Documentation of Jo Spence’s battle with leukaemia leading up to her death
Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Art and D. Daskalopolous Collection.
Taken from banners carried in a 1992 protest outside the Guggenheim Museum, the title phrase 'Where is Ana Mendieta?' evokes not only the suspicious and tragic circumstances surrounding her death but also the conspicuous absence of women artists from high-profile exhibitions. Drawing on the work of such theorists as Judith Butler, Joseph Roach, Edward Said, and Homi Bhabha, Jane Blocker discusses the power of Mendieta's earth-and-body art to alter, unsettle, and broaden terms of identity itself.