VB 08-36 PERFORMANCES (1999)

Maybe more known in recent years for the image-defining runway shows behind Kanye West's now controversial clothing line, Yeezy. VB 08-26 published some 20 years earlier, stands as the first comprehensive study dedicated to the provocative staged performances of Vanessa Beecroft. Her practice occupies a liminal space where the aesthetics of high-fashion photography collide with the rigour of performance art. By interrogating the gaze through her 'living tableaux,' Beecroft forces a confrontation between the viewer and the viewed, effectively blurring the boundaries between voyeurism, commercialism, and feminist critique. Title: VB 08-36 Language: English Publisher: Hatje Cantz Publication Date: 1999 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket Condition: N/A Edition: First Edition Edition Run: N/A Size: 29 x 22 cm Pages: 178