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performance: japanese women artists in new york By Midori Yoshimoto Rutgers University Press, 2005 Amazon.com: it "fills a critical gap in both American and Japanese art history as it brings to light the historical significance of five women artists-Yoko Ono, Yayoi Kusama, Takako Saito, Mieko Shiomi, and Shigeko Kubota. Unusually courageous and self-determined, they were among the first Japanese women to leave their country-and its male-dominated, conservative art world-to explore the artistic possibilities in New York. They not only benefited from the New York art scene, however, they also played a major role in the development of international performance and intermedia art by bridging avant-garde movements in Tokyo and New York. This book traces the pioneering work of these five women artists and the socio-cultural issues that shaped their careers. Into Performance also explores the transformation of these artists' lifestyle from traditionally confined Japanese women to internationally active artists. Yoshimoto demonstrates how their work paved the way for younger Japanese women artists who continue to seek opportunities in the West today."
The publisher: "George Maciunas was the founding member and leader of the most radical and experimental art movement of the 1960s, Fluxus. Its members rejected the traditional systems of high art, practicing an extraordinary form of anti-art that encompassed everything from photography and pavement art to poetry and drama. Mr. Fluxus, the first biography of this key figure in twentieth- century art, reveals the story of an unorthodox, contradictory, and elusive genius."
Yoko Ono in the Fluxus context: a rich and detailed source of information. Over 800 illustrations, 68 in full colour, 616 pages. It's in a dictionary format with thousands of entries. Yoko Ono is well presented with many pages and a few B/W photos of her works. This book is one of the most interesting books about Fluxus, and a must for everyone who wants to learn more about the different Fluxus artists and their works.
Fluxus contributions by Friedman, DeVries, J.F. Bory, Yoko Ono and George Maciunas.
For instance Do It Yourself Fluxfest was published in this newspaper.
Covering films by Yoko Ono.
| ![]() Mr. Fluxus, Thames & Hudson, 1998 | ||