The Concrete Body: Yvonne Rainer, Carolee Schneemann, Vito AcconciThis highly original book examines the work of three 1960s performance artists who utilized the human body as an abstract expressive medium laden with political promise. |
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Contents
Introduction When the Body Is the Material | 1 |
Yvonne Rainer | 30 |
Carolee Schneemann | 77 |
Vito Acconci | 122 |
Coda Forming the Senses | 164 |
Notes | 183 |
| 205 | |
| 219 | |
Illustration Credits | 225 |
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The Concrete Body: Yvonne Rainer, Carolee Schneemann, Vito Acconci Elise Archias Limited preview - 2016 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Concrete Body: Yvonne Rainer, Carolee Schneemann, Vito Acconci |
| Author | Elise Archias |
| Edition | unabridged |
| Publisher | Yale University Press, 2016 |
| ISBN | 0300217978, 9780300217971 |
| Length | 224 pages |
| Subjects | › › Art / American / General Art / Conceptual Art / History / Contemporary (1945-) Art / Performance |
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