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Performance ritual document

by Anne Marsh

An exploration of performance art through its documentation in photographs, film, and video, analysing how these recordings allow audiences to experience historical works and fuel contemporary debates on remediation in the digital age.

Accession 12089 ISBN 9781921394973 Publisher MacMillan
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