Action Art: A Bibliography of Artists' Performance from Futurism to Fluxus and Beyond

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This comprehensive international bibliography attempts to document the diverse field of artists' performance from futurism to fluxus and beyond, covering the history of performance art. The book focuses on its early 20th-century antecedents in such movements as Futurism, Dada, Russian Constructivist and Bauhaus, and its peak period in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, with such developments as Fluxus, Viennese Actionism, Situationism and Guerrilla Art Action. Major emphasis is also given to sources on 115 individual performance artists and groups. More than 3600 entries document print and media materials dating from 1914 to 1992. Organised for maximum accessibility, the sources are also extensively cross-referenced and are indexed by artist, subject, title and author. There are two appendices, identifying reference sources and archival holdings. Two other appendices list artists by country and by group or collective.

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. . .the most comprehensive, up-to-date compilation of diverse sources published between 1914 and 1992, documenting the evolution and impact of an innovative intermedia avant-garde art movement-live performace art. Action Art is a welcome and obligatory addition to any major reference collection, particularly those of academic and major public libraries.-RQ Spring 1994
The author presents a well-organized and comprehensive bibliography (the first) of materials dealing with avant-garde performance art in painting, sculpture, theater, and dance. . . . Recommonded for any library or person interested in modern art forms.-Choice
This is...an important addition to any major library. Scholars and researchers now have a wedge by which to do significant research.-Umbrella
"The author presents a well-organized and comprehensive bibliography (the first) of materials dealing with avant-garde performance art in painting, sculpture, theater, and dance. . . . Recommonded for any library or person interested in modern art forms."-Choice
"This is...an important addition to any major library. Scholars and researchers now have a wedge by which to do significant research."-Umbrella
." . .the most comprehensive, up-to-date compilation of diverse sources published between 1914 and 1992, documenting the evolution and impact of an innovative intermedia avant-garde art movement-live performace art. Action Art is a welcome and obligatory addition to any major reference collection, particularly those of academic and major public libraries."-RQ Spring 1994

Author Bio

JOHN GRAY is currently director of the Black Arts Research Center in Nyack, New York. His previous publications include: Fire Music: A Bibliography of the New Jazz, 1959-1990 (1991), African Music (1991), Blacks in Film and Television: A Pan-African Bibliography of Films, Filmmakers, and Performers (1991), Black Theatre and Performance: An African Bibliography (1990), Ashe, Traditional Religion and Healing in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Diaspora (1989), and Blacks in Classical Music (1988), all published by Greenwood Press.