Description
Book SynopsisWhat happens when nothing happens?
Trade Review"
Felt introduces us to a new generation of experimental performance scholars, seeking simultaneously art historical, experiential, and poetic points of entry into the important art of our time. Chris Thompson clearly has a defining role to play in this process and does it with aplomb." —Hannah Higgins, author of
Fluxus Experience"In the end,
Felt is a letter lovingly recounting the often fragile moments in which artists have put themselves on the line to try to bring about a transformation in the human spirit. Thompson’s answer to his own question—‘what happens when nothing happens?’—seems to be, quite a lot." —Andrew Murphie, co-author of
Culture and TechnologyTable of ContentsPrefaces
Intrigue: Toward the Scripting of Intimate Space
1. Interhuman Intermedia
2. Rate of Silence
Knot
3. What Happens When Nothing Happens
4. Overgave
Acknowledgments
Notes
Publication History
Index
