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17/11/2003

A Short History of Performance

Whitechapel, London

Part II

A Short History of Performance - Part II spans over 40 years of performance art - from its explosion on the scene in the early 1960s to the present day. Showcasing artists who use words and ideas as their raw material, this season of live performances infiltrates the academy to explore the lecture as a work of art.

This second performance season follows the Whitechapel's critically acclaimed A Short History of Performance - Part I, 15 - 21 April 2002, which re-presented key works performed live by some of the most significant artist of the 1960s and 70s. A Short History of Performance - Part II casts artists as professors, historians, businessmen and broadcasters who use the lecture format to question ideas of authority and truth.

From Robert Morris' parody of Erwin Panofsky's art historical lectures to Martha Rosler's feminist take on the domestic, the season brings together re-enactments of pioneering performances, new commissions and important documentation. The week long-season includes key performances by The Atlas Group, Mark Dion, Andrea Fraser, Inventory, Robert Morris, Martha Rosler and Carey Young, as well as a day-long installation of Joseph Beuys' Lecture Actions. Tackling history, politics feminism and art itself in their subject matter, A Short History of Performance - Part II promises to be another unmissable week of live performance art.

A Short History of Performance - Part II is part of an ongoing programme strand at the Whitechapel which focuses on movements that changed the modern art canon. Previous shows have included Inside the Visible (1996), Live in Your Head (2000) and A Short History of Performance - Part I (2002).

- A Short History of Performance - Part I featured live performances by Stuart Brisley, The Bernsteins, The Kipper Kids, Hermann Nitsch and Carolee Schneeman, with an installation by Jannis Kounellis.

- Performance art originated in the live actions of the Futurists, Dadaists and the Bauhaus, re-emerging in the 1950s when the body was increasingly used as both material and site for art.

- Pioneering figures included Yves Klein, Piero Manzoni and Joseph Beuys. Performances, actions and happenings are staged in real time, engage in a direct relationship with the audience and may be staged in a gallery or on the street. Artists may enact rituals, undergo tests of endurance or perform gestures to use the body as a way of exploring art and ideas - cultural, political and social.

- A brochure accompanies A Short History of Performance - Part II, priced at £3. Publications documenting performance art currently available include The Artist's Body (Phaidon Press, 2000), Out Of Actions (Thames & Hudson, 1998) and Performance - Live Art Since the 60s (Thames & Hudson, 1998). Recent exhibitions include LA Museum of Contemporary Art's Out of Actions and the Tate Modern's Performing Bodies.

- A Short History of Performance - Part II is made possible with the support of The Elephant Trust and The Felix Trust for Art.

- A Short History of Performance II is organised by the Whitechapel and curated by Andrea Tarsia.

Visitor information

A Short History of Performance - Part II is a season of ticketed performances. Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 November, doors and Whitechapel Café/Bar open 6pm, performances 7pm. Sunday 23 November, 11am - 6pm, last admittance at 5pm.

Tickets £8.50/6.50 concessions and Whitechapel supporters, season tickets £45/35. A transaction fee of £1.50 will be made for credit card bookings. Booking is strongly advised, tickets also on the door. Box office opens 16 October.

Ticket hotline + 44 (0)20 7522 7888

Image: Mark Dion, Raiding Neptune's Vault', 1997/1998
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Program

Programme of performances:

Tuesday 18 November
Andrea Fraser
Official Welcome, 2001

Wednesday 19 November
Robert Morris
21.3, 1964

Thursday 20 November
Carey Young
Optimum Performance, 2003
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Martha Rosler
Semiotics of the Kitchen, 1975

Friday 21 November
Inventory
Endless Sonic Mania, 2003

Saturday 22 November
Mark Dion
Notes Towards a Dystopian Dictionary, 2003
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The Atlas Group
The Loudest Muttering is Over, 2003

Sunday 23 November
Joseph Beuys
Lecture Actions, 1972 - 1980

Markings On and Off the Blackboard, 2.30pm
Critics, curators and artists look back at their experiences of Joseph Beuys' Lecture Actions to consider the impact of his ideas on art and society.

Don't miss:
22 November, 2 - 5pm
Crash Course: Unravelling Performance Art

Doors and Whitechapel Café/Bar open 6pm
Performances start at 7pm
Except Sunday 23 November, 11am - 6pm

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