
Anarchy of the Body
Undercurrents of Performance Art in 1960s Japan
KuroDalaiJee
How performance art in 1960s Japan formed a
legacy of resistance against institutionalization
In Anarchy of the Body, art historian KuroDalaiJee (a.k.a. Kuroda Raiji)
sheds light on vital pieces of postwar Japanese avant-garde history by
contextualizing the social, cultural, and political trajectories of artists
across Japan in the 1960s. A culmination of years of research, Anarchy of
the Body draws on an extensive breadth of source material to reveal how the
practice of performance by individual artists and art groups during this period
formed a legacy of resistance against institutionalization, both within the art
world and more broadly in Japanese society. This book contains 256 high-quality
reproductions, including rare performance photographs not readily accessible
elsewhere, as well as a comprehensive chronology. KuroDalaiJee was awarded the
2010 Ministry of Education Award for Fine Arts (criticism category)
for his work on this volume.
Contributors: Kurokawa Noriyuki (editor), Jason Beckman (translation editor), Andrew Maerkle (translator), Shima Yumiko (translator), Alice Kiwako Ashiwa (editorial assistant), Daniel González (translator), Claire Tanaka (translator), Giles Murray (translator), Jenny Preston (translator)
Translated from the original Japanese edition published with Tokyo: Grambooks, 2010.
In cooperation with Art Platform Japan /
The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
Art Platform Japan is an initiative by the
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, to maintain the sustainable
development of the contemporary art scene in Japan.
Format: Monograph - hardback
Size: 240 × 160 mm
550 pages
B&W illustrations
ISBN: 9789462703537
Publication: February 01, 2023
Languages: English