Publication detail

Between Myth and History: Black Market International 1985 - 2012

PÍSAŘÍKOVÁ, J.

Original Title

Between Myth and History: Black Market International 1985 - 2012

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

The objective of this article is to introduce the principles and history of Black Market (referred to as BM), founded in 1985 as a way of collaborative work in the area of performance art. Since its beginning, it avoided a hierarchical group identity, and focused instead on creating conditions for meetings of artists and developing their individual performances in cooperation with other artists engaged in BM in the form of an open network. Now, after 30 years of BM's existence, the question has come to the focus how actually can their ephemeral performances be retrospectively understood. It is turning out that, apart from the description of BM's history itself, comprehension and theoretical reflection of its creative principles are important so as to define BM in a broader theoretical and historiographical context.

Keywords

Black Market, Black Market International, historiography of performance art, theory of ritual, performance art

Authors

PÍSAŘÍKOVÁ, J.

RIV year

2014

Released

7. 11. 2014

Publisher

common ground publishing

Location

USA

ISBN

2326-9952

Periodical

The International Journal of Arts Theory and History

Year of study

2014

Number

8

State

United States of America

Pages from

7

Pages to

17

Pages count

10

BibTex

@article{BUT105519,
  author="Jana {Písaříková}",
  title="Between Myth and History: Black Market International 1985 - 2012",
  journal="The International Journal of Arts Theory and History",
  year="2014",
  volume="2014",
  number="8",
  pages="7--17",
  issn="2326-9952"
}