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Corpus Delecti: Performance Art of the Americas
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Product Description
The most comprehensive volume on performance art from the Americas to have appeared in English, Corpus Delecti is a unique collection of historical and critical studies of contemporary Latin performance.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1079905 in Books
- Published on: 1999-11-18
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 328 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
'An essential refernce for artists and scholars alike.' - Roselee Goldeberg
'An original, diverse and far-ranging collection ... required reading.' - Richard Schechner
'Eclectic and controversial: a must-read for those interested in Latino performance.' - Diana Taylor
From the Back Cover
Corpus Delecti is an unprecedented event in the history of Latino performance art. Assembled and edited by one of the foremost practitioners and theorists in the field, it charts the extraordinary range of practices, narratives and theories which make up this unique area of contemporary performance.
Using photos, scripts, essays and poetry, Corpus Delecti explores the impact on performance of Latin American politics, popular culture and syncretic religions. Nowhere else has such a vibrant and rich collection of writings and documents been fused into a comprehensive archive-volume.
Fusco has brought together artists and scholars to bridge the theory/practice divide and to discuss a wide range of genres. They include:
* body art
* carpa
* vaudeville
* staged political protest
* tropicalist musical comedies
* the Chicano Art movement
* queer Latino performance
Corpus Delecti probes for the first time the specific contexts which have shaped Latino American performance. It is at once a significant intervention into the history and analysis of contemporary art and an ensemble piece of textual visual work to treasure.
About the Author
Coco Fusco is a New York based interdisciplinary artist and writer and the author of English is Broken Here: Notes on Cultural Fusion in the Americas (1995). She is currently Assistant Professor at Tyler School of Art.
