Intermediality and performativity in the context of performance art
Journal Title: Art Inquiry. Recherches sur les arts - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue
Abstract
Performance art is one of the most controversial trends of neo-avant-garde and one of the most difficult to characterize. Therefore, this paper will examine two notions which could prove useful in grasping some of its aspects: intermediality and performativity. The former was first used as early as 1911 by Samuel L. Coleridge, and subsequently adopted by Dick Higgins, whereas the latter gained popularity with the proclamation of the performative turn. Intermediality is discussed on the basis of the views of such artists as Dick Higgins and Artur Tajber, while performativity, among others, in the context of the work of young artists presented during the conference titled The Aesthetics of Performative Arts in 2012 in Kraków-Przegorzały.
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Lilianna Bieszczad
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- DOI 10.26485/AI/2017/19/18
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