Performing political acts : performance art in Northern Ireland, ritual, catharsis and transformation / by André Stitt

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Title

Performing political acts : performance art in Northern Ireland, ritual, catharsis and transformation / by André Stitt

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National Library of New Zealand

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Index New Zealand

Description

Briefly describes the simultaneous beginnings of performance art in a number of countries. Explores the work of performance artists in Northern Ireland since the 1970s. Considers the effect of the radical art performances of Scottish artist Alastair MacLennan, detailing his street performances 'Target' and 'Naming the dead'. Describes the author's 1976-77 graffiti performance in Belfast titled 'Art is not a mirror, it's a fucking hammer', and his 1978 street-crawling performance, 'Conviction'...

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Format

Journal

Date created

Aug 2012

Creator

Stitt, André,, 1958-

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/31488616

Related subjects

Performance art / Performance artists / Performance art -- Political aspects / Art and society / Art and war / Art -- Philosophy / Northern Ireland

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