CFP: Performance Art in Central and Eastern Europe (CAA, Feb. 12-15, 2014)

Chicago, CAA Annual Conference, February 12-15, 2014
Deadline: May 6, 2013

Performance Art in Central and Eastern Europe

Amy Bryzgel, University of Aberdeen, Scotland; and Pavlina Morganova, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague.
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]

Performance art in Central and Eastern Europe evolved in a manner that was decidedly different from in the West, developing in distinctive ways and at different times relative to the country and region in question. Despite the fact that many artists were connected with the West through international neo-avant-garde circles, performance art in the “East” remains largely unexamined. It is the gap in canonical accounts of the genre that this panel aims to fill, by inviting papers on topics related to its development in the region.

We aim to expand the discussion of performance art by opening up a wider East-West dialogue on the subject of live, time-based art practices, including body art, action art, happenings, events, performance art in a narrow sense, situation and participation art. Papers should cover themes from the 1950s to today with consideration of varying sources and origins in the history of twentieth-century art.

Please submit a 1-2 page double-spaced proposal, letter of interest, CV and contact information to both [email protected] and [email protected]

For the full call for papers, see:
http://www.collegeart.org/proposals/2014callforparticipation

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Dr Amy Bryzgel
Lecturer, History of Art
School of Divinity, History & Philosophy
King's College
50-52 College Bounds
University of Aberdeen
AB24 3DS Aberdeen
Scotland, UK

[email protected]
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