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100 Actions for Chicago Torture Justice

Artist/Author: Lucky Pierre | Reference: P2162 | Type: Publication

In response to the torture inflicted by the Chicago Police from 1972 to 1992, and as part of The Chicago Torture Justice Memorial Project, Lucky Pierre is creating 1000 actions for Chicago torture justice. As of 5 October 2012, Lucky Pierre has generated 100 actions for Chicago torture justice documented in this booklet.

Dear Stranger, I Love You: the ethics of community in Rajni Shah Projects’ Glorious

Artist/Author: Rajni Shah Projects | Reference: P2117 | ISBN: 978-1-86220-306-8 | Type: Publication

This publication brings together four ways of looking at Glorious, and includes: a short film made in response to six performances of the show; a music video shot in and around Lancaster and Morecambe; a critical overview of the process behind two iterations of the project; and The Glorious Storybook, a collection of essays and images from throughout the process.

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).

History or Not

Artist/Author: Monica Ross | Reference: A0539 | Type: Article

A presentation in response to an invitation to speak for 15 minutes on Art, Activism and Feminism in the 1970s at '347 minutes… a Conference' at Conway Hall, London, 24.3.2000, held in conjunction with the Whitechapel Exhibition 'Live in Your Head' January – March 2000. Miscellaneous articles, folder 4.

Found in miscellaneous article folder #5A

This item is part of the 'Glimpses of before: 1970s UK Performance Art' Study Room Guide by Helena Goldwater (P2497)

David Wojnarowicz: Brush Fires in the Social Landscape

Artist/Author: David Wojnarowicz | Reference: P2131 | ISBN: 978-0-89381-567-5 | Type: Publication

David Wojnarowicz's photography, painting, performance, and writing aggressively challenge authority and hypocrisy. Brush Fires in the Social Landscape brings us the voice of an artist who spoke to and for a generation wrestling with issues of sexuality, identity, and the fragility of life.

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).

The Book of Blood

Artist/Author: Ernst Fischer, Leibniz | Reference: D1969 | Type: DVD

Leibniz, together with a host of guest artists, presents The Book of Blood, an ongoing performance and multi-performative experience that explores issues relating human rights and (dis)enfranchisement whilst aiming to facilitate the spectator’s active contribution in participation. Each visitor is invited to donate a drop of blood to be used as ink in the writing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into a thick, leather-bound book. This video and photographs are taken from PSI 12, Queen Mary, 2006. Includes a performance leaflet/document.

Temple of Confessions – Mexican Beasts and Living Santos

Artist/Author: Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Roberto Sifuentes | Reference: D1966 | Type: DVD

Audio CD accompanying the publication Temple of Confessions (see REF. P2002), a confessional mail-in post-card, and a temporary tattoo. 

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).

Temple of Confessions – Mexican Beasts and Living Santos

Artist/Author: Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Roberto Sifuentes | Reference: P2002 | ISBN: 9781576870044 | Type: Publication

The book includes an audio CD (see REF. D1966), a confessional mail-in post-card, and a temporary tattoo. Texts by Ruben Martinez, Roger Bartra, Ana Castillo, Juan Felipe Herrera, Ed Morales, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Roberto Sifuentes, and others.

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (LPR) (P3041).

Shirt and Skin

Artist/Author: Tim Miller | Reference: P1994 | ISBN: 978155583458 | Type: Publication

A compilation of personal stories that the artist had told in his performances over the previous decade.

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