Pictures Generation At Hallwalls - Traces of the Body, Gender, and History

In this book, Vera Dika rewrites the story of the Pictures Generation from the perspective of the Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center in Buffalo, NY. At once aesthetic, cultural and political, this renewed perspective asks new questions and rewrites past assumptions about the artists' work.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Critical and Theoretical Perspectives 3. Hallwalls: How a Gallery was Founded 4. Video and the Body 5. The Meeting of Sensibilities That Became an Explosion 6. The Camera and Authorship 7. Body Traces and Memory Places: Michael Zwack and Nancy Dwyer 8. Communities of Influence 9. Conclusion and a Continuation: New York/New Work

About the author

Vera Dika is Associate Professor at New Jersey City University.

Summary

In this book, Vera Dika rewrites the story of the Pictures Generation from the perspective of the Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center in Buffalo, NY. At once aesthetic, cultural and political, this renewed perspective asks new questions and rewrites past assumptions about the artists’ work.

Product details

• Authors: Vera Dika, Vera (New Jersey City University Dika, Dika Vera
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032106786
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3210678-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Routledge Research in Art History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Photography & photographs, Sociology, The arts: general issues, ART / History / General, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ART / Performance, History of art / art & design styles, Theatre Studies, History of Art, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Performance Art, Photography and photographs, The arts: general topics