The Inherent Potential in Art Performance

This book spotlights art works and art performances whose common denominator is the theme of (self-)representation of persons in the 'female' category in scenes of love and sexuality.

Iris Julian is a cultural scientist who holds a doctorate in philosophy at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and was a member of the research group 'Media and Participation' based at the University of Konstanz, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Zurich University of the Arts, and the University of Hamburg. Her research scrutinises processes of diversification in dance and art performance, as well as collaborative processes in the arts.

Introduction: The 'Woman' Is Present While the 'Man' Is Absent in Western Art Chapter 1. The Absent 'Man': In Depictions of Love and Sexual Desire. Chapter 2: Love Scenes ... Unfinished: Opening Up the Established Absent/Man-Present/Female Divide Chapter 3: Vested in the Jupiter and Io Narrative: Voices in Visual Culture Studies, Feminist, and Anti-Racist Discourses Chapter 4: Jupiter and Io - Behind the Fourth Wall: A Staging Strategy and an Analytical Framework in Theatre Studies Chapter 5: The Audience ... All Over: Immersive Forms of Theatre: Challenging the Actor/Spectator Divide Chapter 6: Conclusion: Prominently Putting Forward the Term Potential