The show analyses a specific historic period, from 1970 to 1976, in which the human body was the fulcrum of much artistic research – for instance in the major ‘Body Art’ movement – along with the use of photography. The aim of the exhibition is to unite two artistic phases: the Action, in which the artist analyses his/her own body and hence human behaviour in general, and the Narration, in which …
The show analyses a specific historic period, from 1970 to 1976, in which the human body was the fulcrum of much artistic research – for instance in the major ‘Body Art’ movement – along with the use of photography. The aim of the exhibition is to unite two artistic phases: the Action, in which the artist analyses his/her own body and hence human behaviour in general, and the Narration, in which the artist recounts and describes what has been done through photography, used not only as an element of registration and documentation but also as a rhythmic, compositional element that allows the …
