Live Art Almanac

Drawing together all kinds of writing about and around Live Art The Live Art Almanac is both a useful resource and a great read for artists writers students and others interested in the field of interdisciplinary performance-based art.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>The Live Art Almanac Volume 4 is? a collection of 'found' writings about and around Live Art that were originally published shared sent spread and read between January 2012 and December 2014. Selected through recommendations and an open call for submissions Volume 4 reflects the dynamic international contexts that Live Art and radical performance-based practices occupy.<br/><br/>Live Art is experiencing a huge ?surge in interest with major museums embracing this disparate area of practice formerly cult artists becoming household names and everyone from Shia LaBeouf Lady Gaga and Jay Z trying to get in on the action.<br/><br/>Reflecting the diversity of approaches and key developments from the last few years Volume 4 is grouped into seven loosely themed sections: Locating Performance; Performance Under Attack; Speaking Up/Speaking Out; Show Me the Money; High Art in Low Places; Reviews; and Dearly Departed.<br/><br/>This volume includes writings by ? and about: Ai Weiwei Pussy Riot ?Tim Etchells Karen Finley Vaginal Davis Ann Magnuson Shaheen Merali Jennifer Doyle Marilyn Arsem Guy Brett Nigel Charnock Claire Bishop Bryony Kimmings Matthew Barney Coco Fusco Stuart Hall Miley Cyrus Petr Pavlensky Reverend Billy Ron Athey Mike Kelley Oreet Ashery CHRISTEENE Marcia Farquhar Morgan Quaintance Adrian Howells Amelia Abraham Brian Boucher Rose Finn-Kelcey Mat Fraser José Esteban Muñoz Kembra Pfahler Hennessy Youngman Joan Rivers Mykki Blanco Monica Ross Wu Tsang boychild Wendy Houstoun the vacuum cleaner and many more.<br/><br/>The Live Art Almanac Volume 4 is published by Live Art Development Agency and Oberon Books.<br/>