Overview
Examining performance and politics in post-revolutionary Cuba, Dangerous Moves challenges the understanding of performance art and political engagement through a sustained analysis of the contemporary experience in Cuba. Coco Fusco analyzes the ways that the Cuban state has wielded influence over artists in recent times, arguing that in a context in which overt political speech is subject to censorship, the language of performance emerges as the favored means of social commentary. Focusing on a range of performative practices in visual art, music, poetry, and political activism, Fusco examines the relationship between the abject body in performance and the greater body politic of a state officially defined as revolutionary yet seeking to limit and constrain dissent. Dangerous Moves is a key addition to the canon of writing on contemporary performance art.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781849763264
- ISBN-10: 1849763267
- Publisher: Tate Publishing(UK)
- Publish Date: November 2015
- Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.6 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
- Page Count: 192
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