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CONCEPTS
Language/Law
Iterability
Sign
Gender/ Sex
Differance
Liniminal / Liminoid
THEORISTS
Jacques Derrida (July 15, 1930 – October 9, 2004)
was an Algerian-born French philosopher best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as deconstruction, which he discussed in numerous texts, and developed in the context of phenomenology.
He is one of the major figures associated with post-structuralism and postmodern philosophy.
Derrida published more than 40 books, together with hundreds of essays and public presentations. He had a significant influence upon the humanities and social sciences, including philosophy, literature, law, anthropology, historiography, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, psychoanalysis and political theory.
Judith Butler
is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and the fields of third-wave feminist, queer, and literary theory.
Butler is also known for her critical voice in socio-political discourse and debate.
Victor Turner (28 May 1920 – 18 December 1983)
was a British cultural anthropologist best known for his work on symbols, rituals, and rites of passage. His work, along with that of Clifford Geertz and others, is often referred to as symbolic and interpretive anthropology.
Richard Schechner
is a performance theorist, theater director, author, University Professor, and Professor of Performance Studies. Schechner combines his work in performance theory with innovative approaches to the broad spectrum of performance including theatre, play, ritual, dance, music, popular entertainments, sports, politics, performance in everyday life, etc. in order to understand performative behavior not just as an object of study, but also as an active artistic-intellectual practice.Â
ARTISTS
Cindy Sherman
is an American photographer and filmmaker whose self-portraits offer critiques of gender and identity. What made Sherman famous is the use of her own body in roles or personas in her work, with her seminal series Untitled Film Stills (1977–1980) being particularly important. These black-and-white photographs feature the artist herself as a model in various costumes and poses, and are her portrayals of female stereotypes found in film, television, and advertising. Sherman examines and distorts femininity as a social construct.
Yayoi Kusama
is a Japanese contemporary artist who works primarily in sculpture and installation, but is also active in painting, performance, film, fashion, poetry, fiction, and other arts. Her work is based in conceptual art and shows some attributes of feminism, minimalism, surrealism, Art Brut, pop art, and abstract expressionism, and is infused with autobiographical, psychological, and sexual content.
Judy Chicago
is an artist, author, feminist, educator, and intellectual whose career now spans five decades. She was a major figure within the early Feminist Art movement of the 1970s, and is considered one of the most prominent voices in ongoing dialogue about women and art. Working alongside peers such as Miriam Schapiro, Chicago consistently challenges the male-dominated art world and sought to draw attention to traditionally dismissed craft, such as needlework and ceramic.
Paul McCarthy
is an American contemporary artist working across media in performance, sculpture, and film. Inspired by American popular culture and lewd sexual innuendo, McCarthy constructs complicated critiques of consumerism and art. His work aims to make his audience feel uncomfortable and often succeeds in stirring controversy.
Carolee Scnheemann
(October 12, 1939 – March 6, 2019) was an American visual experimental artist, known for her multi-media works on the body, narrative, sexuality and gender. Her work is primarily characterized by research into visual traditions, taboos, and the body of the individual in relation to social bodies. Her works have been associated with a variety of art classifications including Fluxus, Neo-Dada, performance art, the Beat Generation, and happenings.
Ivo Dimchev
is a physical theatre artist, choreographer, visual artist, singer- songwriter from Bulgaria. His work is extreme and colourful mixture of performance art ,dance, theatre, music, drawings and photography.
He is founder and director of Humarts foundation in Bulgaria and organizes every year a National competition for contemporary choreography.
Since 2009 after doing his master studies on performing arts at Dasarts academy / Amsterdam , Ivo Dimchev moved to Brussels where he opened a performance space Volksroom which weekly presents international young artists.