Ventriloquism, Performance, and Contemporary Art (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies)

Synopsis

Ventriloquism, Performance, and Contemporary Art volume calls attention to the unexpected prevalence of ventriloqual motifs and strategies within contemporary art. Engaging with issues of voice, embodiment, power, and projection, the case studies assembled in this volume span a range of media from painting, sculpture, and photography to installation, performance, architecture, and video. Importantly, they both examine and enact ventriloqual practices, and do so as a means of interrogating and performatively bearing out contemporary conceptions of authorship, subjectivity, and performance. Put otherwise, the chapters in this book oscillate seamlessly between art history, theory, and criticism through both analytical and performative means. Across twelve essays on ventriloquism in contemporary art, the authors, who are curators, historians, and artists, shine light on this outdated practice, repositioning it as a conspicuous and meaningful trend within a range of artistic practices today. This book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, contemporary art, media studies, performance, museum/curatorial studies, and theater.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

274 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000817324

Related ISBNs:

9781032290454, 9781003303978, 9781032304762

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

10/03/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Jennie Hirsh and Isabelle Loring Wallace

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Drama, Plays and Theater

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Jennie Hirsh

Edited by:

Isabelle Loring Wallace