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Enacting others : politics of identity in Eleanor Antin, Nikki S. Lee, Adrian Piper, and Anna Deavere Smith /

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The artists Adrian Piper, Eleanor Antin, Anna Deavere Smith, and Nikki S. Lee have all crossed racial, ethnic, gender, and class boundaries in works that they have conceived and performed. Cherise Smith analyzes their complex engagements with issues of identity through close readings of a significan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Cherise, 1969-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Antin, Eleanor.
Lee, Nikki S., > 1970-
Piper, Adrian, > 1948-
Smith, Anna Deavere.
Performance art > Political aspects.
Performance art > Social aspects.
Ethnicity in art.
Gender identity in art.
Online Access:Additional Information at Google Books
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Summary:The artists Adrian Piper, Eleanor Antin, Anna Deavere Smith, and Nikki S. Lee have all crossed racial, ethnic, gender, and class boundaries in works that they have conceived and performed. Cherise Smith analyzes their complex engagements with issues of identity through close readings of a significant performance or series of performances by each artist.--Back cover.
Physical Description:xi, 307 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-291) and index.
ISBN:9780822347828
0822347822
9780822347996
0822347997