Live Art Bookshop: Gina Pane Book Launch

Join us for a thought-provoking evening celebrating the launch of Sophie Deleux and Alice Maude-Roxby’s new book, Gina Pane: actions through time.

During the 1970s Gina Pane (1939-1990, Italy/France) was well known for a series of live actions that took place in domestic spaces and galleries in Europe. Pane’s actions were meticulously orchestrated to communicate viscerally and visually, often putting her body at risk and marking an indelible exchange between herself and the viewer. 

This new anthology from Sophie Deleux and Alice Maude-Roxby is the result of three years of close collaboration. It aims both to show evolution in the perception of Gina Pane’s actions over the fifty years since the live performances took place, and the extreme diversity within that perception. Alongside writings and interviews by Gina Pane, the anthology includes multiple perspectives from writers, to historians, from curators and exhibition producers to artists who witnessed the actions in the 1970s, to those re-encountering the works through re-enactments in the present. The ambition with this publication is to make it clear that Gina Pane’s actions were addressed to the collective and that a collective is necessary to take them on.

The event includes a presentation of research and your chance to ask the authors questions, followed by a drinks reception. The book will be available to buy at a special price of £35 at the event.