First published in 1979, the latest edition of this pioneering study in the World of Art series surveys a full century of performance, from the Futurist manifesto of 1909 to the second decade of the new millennium. Art historian and gallery curator Rose Lee Goldberg explains how a medium once used only in sporadic outbreaks of artistic dissent has become, over the course of a century, a vital and integral part of the contemporary mainstream and a global phenomenon.

'RoseLee Goldberg has charted new territory by presenting for the first time a clear and accurate history of a continuous development of enormous consequence to the most adventurous twentieth-century art' Robert Rosenblum

About the Author
RoseLee Goldberg is Director of Performa, a multi-disciplinary arts organization for the research, development and presentation of 21st-century visual art performance.Among her other books are Performance: Live Art Since the 60s and Laurie Anderson, both published by Thames & Hudson.

Reviews
'It's my bible' - D.J. Spooky



Book Information
ISBN 9780500204047
Author RoseLee Goldberg
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 540g