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Performative Monuments

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

Performative Monuments

By Mechtild Widrich

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About the book

A man selling kebabs in the shadow of a papier m ch tree; a woman standing with a small stage built around her breasts while people wait their turn to touch them; another woman projecting snapshots of Belgrade with the official buildings painted out: what do these events have in common? All are works of public art. And all take a cue from the fugitive art of performance. The most forceful monuments of the last few decades, whether built to last on national malls or flashed as signs of protest, w...Show more

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9780719095917

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published year

2014

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1

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Performative Monuments

Format

Paperback

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