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The work of acclaimed German artist Christoph Schlingensief spans three decades and a diverse range of fields, including, film, television, activism, opera and theatre. Christoph Schlingensief: Art without Borders is the first book to be published in English on Schlingensief's groundbreaking, politically engaged body of work. Leading scholars in the field offer a critical assessment of Schlingensief's hybrid practice, and an interview with Schlingensief himself provides the reader with insight into past and present projects. The book will be an essential resource for artists, curators, students and academics in the fields of theatre and performance studies, film studies, cultural studies, German studies, political activism and art history.
About the author
Tara Forrest is Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney. She is the author of The Politics of Imagination: Benjamin, Kracauer, Kluge (2007), co-editor of Christoph Schlingensief: Art Without Borders (2010), and editor of Alexander Kluge: Raw Materials for the Imagination (forthcoming 2012).
Summary
Constantly shifting focus between gravity and irony, playfulness and responsibility, absurdity and seriousness, Christoph Schlingensief's work foregrounds the relationship between art and politics in everyday life. This book offers a comprehensive study of the intriguing body of work that Schlingensief has developed.
