Product Description

Site-Specific Art is the first major study of site-specific theatre and performance in North America and Europe since the 1950s. This volume is an astonishing addition to the debates around experimental performance and its documentation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #120935 in Books
• Published on: 2000-06-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

From the Back Cover
The book is divided into individual analyses of the themes of space, materials, site, and frames. These are interspersed by specially commissioned documentary artwork from some of the worlds foremost practitioners and artists working today. This interweaving of critique and creativity offers a unique investigation into a major theme of contemporary work.
Site Specific Art explores the relationship of architectural theory to an understanding of contemporary site related art and performance, and rigorously questions how such works can be documented.
The artistic processes involved are demonstrated through entirely new primary articles from:
Meredith Monk
Station House Opera
Brith Gof
Forced Entertainment

About the Author
Nick Kaye is Professor and Chair of Drama at the University of Manchester. His publications include Postmodernism and Performance (1994) and Art into Theatre (1996). He is Contributing Editor for Performance Research and has edited special issues of Performance Research and Contemporary Theatre Review as well as contributing articles to numerous art and theatre journals.

Customer Reviews

Very interesting, not at all as i imagined
Nick Kaye writes this book about performance art and specifically mentions various artist/ performers and photographs of their work. The book is very interesting although i wish there had been more about sculpture. i thought the book was very well written and helped me tremendously understand the insights into site specific art

Site Specific Art-Pefrormance,place and documentation
Really liked this book, looks of information,clearly written and explained and lots of diverse sources and authors,from Smithson's work to more performance based stuff.nicely linked together