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Jack Smith’s Rehearsals for the Destruction of Atlantis: ‘Exotic’ Ritual and Apocalyptic Tone

Artist/Author: Dominic Johnson | Reference: A0311 | Type: Article

Engaging a series of critical models, this article examines the place of the ‘exotic’ in thinking about sexual and racial difference, as a means of thinking difficult or volatile modes of cultural practice. As such, it stages a confrontation between ‘exotic ritual’ and ‘apocalyptic tone’, to challenge conventions about scholarly practice and find new ways of examining uncomfortable spaces and modes of working.

The Tyranny of the Transparent

Artist/Author: Various | Editor: Frances Barrow | Reference: P1422 | Type: Publication

Booklet documenting the homonymous exhibition. Intro by Maayan Amir.

The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader

Editor: Amelia Jones | Reference: P0373 | ISBN: 0-415-26706-4 | Type: Publication

Collection of texts concerning a diversity of issues relating to feminism and visual cultures, arranged thematically and introduced by the editor. This item is part of the Study Room Guide on Performance, Politics, Ethics and Human Rights by Adrien Sina (P0661)

Art and Feminism

Editor: Helena Reckitt and Peggy Phelan | Reference: P0229 | ISBN: 0-7148-3529-3 | Type: Publication

Anthology of voices of key contemporary artists concerned with feminism, from the 1960s to the 1990s/beginning of 2000s, with text by Reckitt and Phelan. Includes biographical information. This item is part of the Study Room Guide on Performance, Politics, Ethics and Human Rights by Adrien Sina (P0661)

Surveillance Spectacles: The Big Art Group’s Flicker and the Screened Body in Performance

Artist/Author: Jason Farman | Reference: A0262 | Type: Article

This article analyzes the question of where the dominant mode of production lies – on the screen, where action and a singular character identity cohere, or behind the screen, where the embodied difference of the actors is continually prioritized.

More China Than You

Artist/Author: Lee Wen | Reference: A0253 | Type: Article

Based on a new performance series the artist began in May at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art as part of the ‘Made in China’ exhibition.

Performativity and Performance

Editor: Andrew Parker / Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick | Reference: P1276 | ISBN: 0-415-910-55-2 | Type: Publication

This item is part of the Study Room Guide On (W)Reading Performance Writing by Rachel Lois Clapham (P1433)

Dancing with Men

Artist/Author: Oreet Ashery | Reference: P1260 | ISBN: 978-0-9546040-9-7 | Type: Publication

This item is part of the Study Room Guide on One to One Performance by Rachel Zerihan (P1320) and the Study Room Guide On Social Engagement and Participation by FrenchMottershead (P1290)

Scavengers

Artist/Author: Joshua Sofaer | Reference: D0944 | Type: DVD

A project in the shape of the ultimate art scavenger hunt. Teams race across the city deciphering clues and gathering objects in order to try and win a cash prize and have their work exhibited in the museum.

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