The Disintegration of a Critic by Jill Johnston (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Disintegration of a Critic by Jill Johnston, Fiona Mcgovern, Megan Francis Sullivan, Axel Wieder Collected texts by cultural critic, auto/biographer, and lesbian icon Jill Johnston. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Collected texts by cultural critic, auto/biographer, and lesbian icon Jill Johnston.Collected texts by cultural critic, auto/biographer, and lesbian icon Jill Johnston.Jill Johnston-cultural critic, auto/biographer, and lesbian icon-began her career at the Village Voice as a critic of dance and performance, writing about Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, the activities at Judson Church, Allan Kaprow and Happenings, Fluxus, and the downtown New York art scene. The column eventually became more personal than critical, allowing her to discuss her life, her sexuality, and her politics. This book brings together thirty texts Johnston wrote for the Voice between 1960 and 1974, beginning with her early dance coverage and continuing though the time when, as she put it, the column moved "from the theatre of dance and happenings toward the theatre of my life."As Johnston abandoned an objective critical standpoint, her column interwove forms and formats, and political, literary, art-historical, and critical perspectives, taking turns and loops, reflecting its time and contexts-with the one constant being Johnstons unmistakable, witty, intimate voice. As a person and as a writer she pioneered a model that not only challenged notions of writerly appropriateness but also performed and created a new lesbian identity.This collection also includes texts by Ingrid Nyeboe, Johnstons long-time partner and spouse; Bruce Hainley; and Jennifer Krasinski. An appendix collects material related to a 1969 panel discussion organized by Johnston (featuring Andy Warhol, Ultra Violet, and Carolee Schneemann, among others) that gives this volume its title- "The Disintegration of a Critic- An Analysis of Jill Johnston."Copublished with Bergen Kunsthall Author Biography Jill Johnston (1969-2010) was a columnist and critic for the Village Voice and the author of Lesbian Nation. Long Description Collected texts by cultural critic, auto/biographer, and lesbian icon Jill Johnston. Jill Johnston--cultural critic, auto/biographer, and lesbian icon--began her career at the Village Voice as a critic of dance and performance, writing about Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, the activities at Judson Church, Allan Kaprow and Happenings, Fluxus, and the downtown New York art scene. The column eventually became more personal than critical, allowing her to discuss her life, her sexuality, and her politics. This book brings together thirty texts Johnston wrote for the Voice between 1960 and 1974, beginning with her early dance coverage and continuing though the time when, as she put it, the column moved "from the theatre of dance and happenings toward the theatre of my life." As Johnston abandoned an objective critical standpoint, her column interwove forms and formats, and political, literary, art-historical, and critical perspectives, taking turns and loops, reflecting its time and contexts--with the one constant being Johnstons unmistakable, witty, intimate voice. As a person and as a writer she pioneered a model that not only challenged notions of writerly appropriateness but also performed and created a new lesbian identity. T his collection also includes texts by Ingrid Nyeboe, Johnstons long-time partner and spouse; Bruce Hainley; and Jennifer Krasinski. An appendix collects material related to a 1969 panel discussion organized by Johnston (featuring Andy Warhol, Ultra Violet, and Carolee Schneemann, among others) that gives this volume its title: "The Disintegration of a Critic: An Analysis of Jill Johnston." Copublished with Bergen Kunsthall Details ISBN3956794893 Author Axel Wieder Pages 224 Publisher Sternberg Press Series Sternberg Press Year 2019 ISBN-10 3956794893 ISBN-13 9783956794896 Format Paperback Imprint Sternberg Press Place of Publication New York Edited by Fiona Mcgovern Publication Date 2019-09-24 Language English AU Release Date 2019-09-24 NZ Release Date 2019-09-24 US Release Date 2019-09-24 UK Release Date 2019-09-24 Illustrations 11 B&W ILLUS. Illustrator Gladys Jose Birth 1927 Affiliation Clark University Position journalist Qualifications PsyD Audience General Country of Publication Germany We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141773091;

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