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- Title
Self-Mutilation, Interpretation, and Controversial Art.
- Authors
Sigman, Jill
- Abstract
Discusses the 1984 performance 'Street Suspension,' by performance artist Stelarc, in order to understand how a work of art can be seen as demeaning to a viewer. Issue of whether the topic of the performance, that of self-mutilation, is offensive or not; Relation of demeaning treatment and being demeaned to being humiliated; Role of intention in demeaning treatment; Distinction between demeaning oneself and demeaning by example.
- Subjects
INTERPRETATION (Philosophy) in art; PERFORMANCE art; STELARC (Performer); SELF-mutilation in art
- Publication
Midwest Studies In Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell), 2003, Vol 27, Issue 1, p88
- ISSN
0363-6550
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1475-4975.00074