What Is Performance Art?

What Is Performance Art? Description

This new volume looks at the rich history of performance art in Australia through a multitude of perspectives. With this collection's thirty-nine contributions by scholars, curators, and artists covering more than three decades of practice, readers will enjoy both a comprehensive overview of the local performance art landscape and a rich trove of personal reflections from some of its pioneers and main proponents. Scholars: Heather Barker; Charles Green; Brad Buckley; Laini Burton; Rex Butler; John Conomos; Adam Geczy; Mimi Kelly; Anne Marsh; Ian McLean; Sarah Miller; Robert Nelson; Edward Scheer Curators: Ineke Dane; Janelle Evans; Blair French; Mary Knights; Hannah Mathews; Maurice O'Riordan Artists: Denis Beaubois; Tess de Quincey; Blak Douglas; Bonita Ely; Deej Fabyc; Michael Goldberg; Agatha Gothe-Snape; Tim Johnson; Peter Kennedy; Sean Lowry; Paul Mumme; S. J. Norman; Jill Orr; Mike Parr; Julie Rrap; Mark Shorter; Jason Sweeney; Ilmar Taimre; Julie Vulcan