Full Description
On America will respond to the powerful presence in contemporary culture of aesthetic forms and political strategies derived from North America. Counterpointing Letters from Europe, this book will address the use and abuse of images of and from North America, the deconstruction in performance theory and practice of North American art, film and performance, and the presentation of America as genre and fiction.
Contents
Preface and Editorial, Pseudographic Cinema: Asco's No-Movies, Art in America (The Dream): A Conversation with Tania Bruguera, Dance in Exile: The Latin American Connection, Cultural Transmissions: An Interview with Xu Bing, Habermas ... Burroughs. Beckett . . Foreman, Subsoil on the Sidewalk: Julie Laffin and the Chicago Underground, Do We Have to Know Who We Do Theatre for?, Missing Persons: Personal Pronouns in Performance Writing, The Fate of Performance, Political Bodies, Kathy Acker Remembered, Book Reviews, Archive Review, Notes on Contributors, Prepared Pages
