Addresses socially and politically engaged performances that seek to question and transform the institutions of power.
Directed by Catherine Saalfield Gund Hallelujah! presents Athey's life and work, spending time with him on and off the stage. An HIV-positive gay man, Athey practices sadomasochistic ritual as a personal religion, using it as a means of transcendence.
This item is part of the Study Room Guide On shit, piss, blood, sweat and tears by Lois Keidan (P2195) and the Study Room Guide on One to One Performance by Rachel Zerihan (P1320)
Find article in misc. folder 1. This item is part of the Study Room Guide On shit, piss, blood, sweat and tears by Lois Keidan (P2195)
Find article in misc. folder 1. This item is part of the Study Room Guide On shit, piss, blood, sweat and tears by Lois Keidan (P2195)
Leading artists and thinkers assess the relevance of live art now, its impact within the visual arts and the broader cultural sphere.
This item is part of the Study Room Guide On shit, piss, blood, sweat and tears by Lois Keidan (P2195) and the Study Room Guide on Performance, Politics, Ethics and Human Rights by Adrien Sina (P0661)
This item is part of the ‘Glimpses of before: 1970s UK Performance Art’ Study Room Guide by Helena Goldwater (P2497)
Collection of photographs.
Small selection of work concerning Audiences and Pain: audiences inflicting or being complicit in artists’ pain, audiences bearing witness to painful or unbearable actions and ideas, or audiences being subjected to pain and discomfort themselves.
LADA Anthology: Ouch, on audiences and pain