Visual Pop Culture: Marina Abramovic (Annotated Bibliography Sample)

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Marina Abramovic proves to be one of the amazing performing artists of the 21st century. Her works in the new media is one that is marveled around the world by many scholars and artists alike. She has created unique performances that have seen her travel in major cities around the world. Her performance focuses on bringing the human spirit up through her own principles of “artist’s relations”. In addition, she is influenced by culture and history in her performances. For many people, Marina Abramovic is both a queen and grandmother of performance arts having pioneered in the area of performing art. The artist has created a unique performance that has proved performance art as living creature. Through these performances she has been able to create distinguished performance that is based on social transformations such as principle of artist’s relations.
Dewey, J. -The Live Creature- In- Art as Experience- 2005- pp.1-19.pdfIn this article, John Dewey analyzes the performance art as an experience. He argues that the performance art main focus is to create an experience that people will forever remember in their lives. In addition, he argues that through performance art, the artists and the observer encounter each other through interaction in their culture, emotional feelings and material environment. Like Marina Abramovic, John Dewey believes that there exists a deep connection between art and everyday experience. Therefore, art creates a unique responsibility in the society that exists between arts, society and individuals.
Kellein, T. - A Terrible End- In- The Dream of Fluxus- 2007- pp.145-167.pdf
The fluxus network of artist is one of the movements that have revolutionized performance arts. In this article, the author analyzes how the fluxus movement has revolutionized performance arts. The author critically analyzes artists that have contributed to development of performance arts such as Marina Abramovic. In addition, the article analyzes different performance skills used by performance artist in modern day performances.
Clifford, James. “On Ethnographic Authority.” In The Predicament of Culture; Twentieth Century Ethnography, Literature, and Art. pp. 21-54.
In this article Clifford James explores how culture has influenced art. Furthermore, he draws different examples of how culture has influenced performance arts. Through a critical analysis of the twentieth century art, the writer has given various examples of how artist like Marina Abramovic have helped create a new wave of art that incorporates, culture history and the media.
Rollins, Peter C, and Susan W. Rollins. Gender in Popular Culture: Images of Men and Women in Literature, Visual Media, and Material Culture. Cleveland, Okla: Ridgemont Press, 1995. Print.
In this book, the author analyzes how gender issues have been dealt in art. Marina Abramovic is one of the women who have contributed to the issue of gender in popular culture. Through her performance arts, Marina has been able to show how gender roles have changed over the recent past especially in popular arts.
Crow, Thomas E. “Independence Days.” The Rise of the Sixties: American and European Art in the Era of Dissent Laurence King publishing, 1996, pp.15-38.
This article, analyzes the new form of art as it rose through the sixties. It is during this time that Marina Abramovic and other performance artists started to develop interests in this form of art. The authors critically evaluate several artists who were beyond the rise of performance during this period. In addition, the authors explain how these years were important in developing performance artists. The period of the sixties was a crucial period in pop culture. The period saw the rise of different class of artists. Furthermore, the period saw many technologies being developed that have influenced pop culture especially, performance arts.
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Goldberg, R. L., Goldberg, R. L., & Goldberg, R. L. (2011). Performance art: From futurism to the present. London: Thames & Hudson.
In this article the authors analyzes how performance art has transformed over the years. There have been a lot of transformations in regard to how performance artists have carried their performances over the last years. With the influence of technology and the changing lifestyles, artists like Marina Abramovic have developed different styles to remain relevant in the market. Therefore, this book analyzes how artist like Marina Abramovic have managed to cope with these changes over the years.
Abramović, M., Biesenbach, K., & Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). (2010). Marina Abramović: The artist is present. New York: Museum of Modern Art.
In this book the authors analyzes different views of the Marina Abramovic especially her views towards performance artists. Throughout her performances, Marina Abramovic has always stated her motivations and inspiration. In additional, marina has been involved in many other activities that have motivated people to attend her shows around the world.Bottom of Form
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Wark, J., & Canadian Electronic Library (Firm). (2006). Radical gestures: Feminism and performance art in North America. Montreal [Que.: McGill-Queen's University Press.
Feminism has been on the center of many popu...