• Laurie Anderson Critic of "Home of the Brave"

     

    Essays1 Art

Evaluation:
Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Laurie Anderson Critic of "Home of the Brave"', 1.
Extract

Performance art can be understood as a critique of the radically different representations of what culture considers "real". Out of combinations of narrative, movement, and sound, "real" experiences borrowed from mass media culture are re-constructed commentaries on signification, gender, and communications technology. In performance, every action is part of an overall investigation of music and art.
Laurie Anderson creates her unique composition with visual stylishness in her multi-media theatrical event called "Home of the Brave". …

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