Performativity And Event In 1960s Japan City Body Memory

Taking Performance As A Key Word, This Book Explores Important Japanese Artists And Art Works In The 1960s In Relation To The Formation Of Postwar Japan. In Response To The Social Upheavals Of The 1960s, Eckersall Shows How Art Interacted With Society In Unique And Transformational Ways. He Includes Case Studies Of Rarely Discussed Artists And Performances By Zero Jigen, Ichiyanagi Toshi, Iimura Takahiko And The Contemporary Group Port B, As Well As Dynamic Cultural Events Such As The 1964 Olympic Games, Mass Protests And The 1970 Osaka Expo.a Unique Aspect Of Eckersalls Study Is His Interdisciplinary Approach, Which Draws On Japanese Writing On The 1960s In Tandem With Performance Theory.