Performance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury

di Lucy Weir (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2026

This book is an ambitious and expansive examination of the visual language of self-injury in performance art from the 1960s to the present. Inspired by the gendered nature of discussion around self-harm, the book challenges established readings of risk-taking and self-injury in global performance practice. The interdisciplinary methodology draws from art history and sociology to provide a new critical analysis of the relationship between masculinity and self-inflicted injury. Based upon interviews with a range of artists around the world, it offers an innovative understanding of the diverse meanings behind self-injury in performance, and delves into the gendered coding of self-harming bodies. Individual chapters examine the work of Ron Athey, Günter Brus, Wafaa Bilal, Franko B, André Stitt, Pyotr Pavlensky, and Yang Zhichao, offering a new perspective on the forms and functions of self-injury in performance art. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, performance studies, gender studies, and cultural studies.

• Autore: Lucy Weir
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Research in Gender and Art
• Anno: 2026
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 194 p.
• Dimensioni: 246 x 174 mm
• Peso: 453 gr.
• EAN: 9781032027104

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