In 1975, a small group of enterprising, discontented members of the international art community in Quebec posed the question: "What do we know of contemporary art outside of Quebec, in Canada or abroad? Do we even know what contemporary art exists in Montreal? How does information about art circulate?" By way of an answer, the artistically unconventional and theoretically cutting-edge magazine
Parachute was launched, founded by Chantal Pontbriand and France Morin. Artists such as Jeff Wall, Bill Viola, Stan Douglas, Eija-Liisa Ahtila and many others had the first significant critical reception of their work in
Parachute. Similarly, figures such as Douglas Crimp, Thomas Crow, Thierry de Duve, Georges Didi-Huberman, Hal Foster and Laura Mulvey published important early essays in the journal. This second volume of writings from
Parachute gathers texts around "Performance and Performativity."
| Author: Chantal Pontbriand |
| Publisher: Jrp Ringier |
| Publication Date: Mar 31, 2014 |
| Number of Pages: 180 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 3037642831 |
| ISBN-13: 9783037642832 |
