Description
Book SynopsisIn On Stage, Mathilde Roman explores the resonances that fields of theatre – stage, décor, space, gaze and more – have in the practice of video arts. Using these notions of theatre both as points of reference and as a prism through which video installation can be approached, Roman concentrates on questions often overlooked by art historians, theorists and critics. These include questions of exhibition architecture, display, viewer experience, temporality and the importance of the gaze. Each chapter is articulated around analyses of video installations created by artists, from Michael Snow to Maïder Fortuné, and Dan Graham to Laurent Grasso. With a preface by Mieke Bal, On Stage is an important contribution to the fields of art, history and film studies.
Trade Review'On Stage: The Theatrical Dimension of Video Image should be on every media artist's reading list.'
-- Romy Hosford, Afterimage
Table of ContentsPreface
Mieke Bal Introduction
Chapter 1
A Stage for the Image: Occupying Space, Multiple Screens Chapter 2
Inhabiting the Scene Chapter 3
Theatres of Projection Conclusion
