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Performance in Contemporary Art

Artist/Author: Catherine Wood | Reference: P3651 | ISBN: 978-1-84976-311-0 | Type: Publication

Proposes that performance is not a genre of art separate from object making but rather an attitude that has infiltrated the entire terrain of contemporary art.

Yayoi Kusama: Inventing the Singular

Artist/Author: Midori Yamamura | Reference: P2892 | ISBN: 978-0262029476 | Type: Publication

Yamamura eschews the usual critical fascination with Kusama’s biography to consider the artist in her social and cultural milieu. By examining Kusama’s art alongside that of her peers, Yamamura offers a new perspective on her career.

Immersive Theatres: Intimacy and Immediacy in Contemporary Performance

Artist/Author: Josephine Machon | Reference: P2866 | ISBN: 978-1137019837 | Type: Publication

Charting the rise of the immersive theatre phenomenon, this is the first survey of immersive theories and practices for students, scholars and practitioners of contemporary performance. It includes interviews with immersive artists and examines key topics such as site-specific performance and immersive technologies.

Infinity Net: The Autobiography of Yayoi Kusama

Artist/Author: Yayoi Kusama | Reference: P2863 | ISBN: 978-1849762137 | Type: Publication

This engaging autobiography tells the story of Kusama's life and extraordinary career in her own words, revealing her as a fascinating figure and maverick artist who channels her obsessive neuroses into an art that transcends cultural barriers.

Yayoi Kusama

Artist/Author: Laura Hoptman, Udo Kultermann and Yayoi Kusama | Reference: P2888 | ISBN: 978-0714839202 | Type: Publication

The first ever monograph on the astounding 40-year career of this established, deeply daring and tirelessly experimental artist, who represented Japan at the Venice Biennale in 1993. It was published to coincide with an exhibition in 2000 at the Serpentine Gallery.

Acciones en Ruta: Intervención en la ciudad de México

Editor: Elvira Santamaria et al | Reference: P2825 | ISBN: 97031050459 | Type: Publication

In Spanish and English. Compilation of texts and graphic records of artistic projects and interventions that were carried out from 11 to 13 June 2003 , in different parts of Mexico City.

Daring to be Present: An Interview with Carlyle Reedy

Artist/Author: Eleanor Roberts | Reference: A0643 | Type: Article

The interview aruges for visibility of Reedy as a force of innovation where she is wrongly, and yet expectedly, absent from mainstram cultural institutions.

The Action Art of Hermann Nitsch From Past to Present

Artist/Author: Hermann Nitsch | Reference: D2091 | Type: DVD

overview of Nitsch’s work – DVD-CD boxset. This item can be found in the locked glass cabinet.