The concrete body : Yvonne Rainer, Carolee Schneemann, Vito Acconci / Elise Archias.

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This book examines the 1960s performance work of three New York artists who adapted modernist approaches to form for the medium of the human body. Finding parallels between the tactility of a drip of paint and a body's reflexive movements, Elise Archias argues convincingly that Yvonne Rainer, Carole...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Archias, Elise (Author)
Other Authors: Rainer, Yvonne, 1934- (Artist)
Schneemann, Carolee, 1939-2019 (Artist)
Acconci, Vito, 1940-2017 (Artist)
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Rainer, Yvonne, > 1934- > Criticism and interpretation.
Schneemann, Carolee, > 1939-2019 > Criticism and interpretation.
Acconci, Vito, > 1940-2017 > Criticism and interpretation.
Acconci, Vito, > 1940-2017.
Rainer, Yvonne, > 1934-
Schneemann, Carolee, > 1939-2019.
Performance art > New York (State) > New York.
Performance artists > United States > 20th century.
Arts, American > New York (State) > New York > 20th century.
Performance artists.
Arts, American.
Performance art.
United States.
New York (State) > New York.
1900-1999
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:ix, 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Variant Title:
Yvonne Rainer, Carolee Schneemann, Vito Acconci
Format: Book
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