Yvonne Rainer –  The Mind is a Muscle

Notes

Catherine Wood examines the political and media context of Rainer’s dance-theatre analysing her radical approach to image-making in live form. Part of One Work series of books, each focused on a single work of art examined by a single author and aimed at provoking debate about significant moments in art.

Artist / Author Catherine Wood
Publisher Afterall
ISBN 978-1-84638-037-2
Reference P1157
Date 2007
Type Publication

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