{"product_id":"9781032637686-live-museum","title":"The Live Museum","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerformance and Art Institutions in 1970s America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Live Museum \u003c\/em\u003euncovers the surprising history of live performances in US museums during the 1970s, exploring how and why both art and museums came alive in this era. It reframes this period as a pivotal moment when museums and artists co-created new possibilities for art in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Live Museum \u003c\/em\u003euncovers the surprising history of live performances in US museums during the 1970s, exploring how and why both art and museums came alive in this era. It reframes this period as a pivotal moment when museums and artists co-created new possibilities for art in motion—an experiment that continues to shape the museum experience today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on meticulous archival research and in-depth case studies, this book examines landmark events across a range of institutions by figures such as Merce Cunningham, Laurie Anderson, Chris Burden, and even a cameo by Arnold Schwarzenegger, revealing a period of experimental energy as artists and museums negotiated, challenged, and inspired one another. Rejecting the notion that performance art is inherently anti-institutional, \u003cem\u003eThe Live Museum \u003c\/em\u003esituates these developments within the broader cultural and political landscape, including the distribution of performance and public art funding. It shows how frictions between artists and museums spurred innovation: artists developed new formats and inventive modes of documentation, while institutions expanded programming, adapted to funding structures, and became more dynamic, responsive, and diverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIconoclastic yet rigorously historical, this book speaks to scholars and students of art history, performance studies, museum studies, and cultural history, as well as artists, curators, and cultural producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57391546433910,"sku":"9781032637686","price":51.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40207995_f06cb537-44ef-40f5-8180-35de63feeaed.jpg?v=1772685537","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032637686-live-museum","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}