Pure presence; Marina Abramović en haar performancekunst als therapie
| dc.contributor.advisor | Gieskes, M. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Weijers, W.J.G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kerste, J. | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-08-31 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this thesis I investigate the therapeutic functioning of the performance art of Marina Abramović (1946). Her latest performances have a very evident and intended therapeutic effect: these works are meant to help the public. They give the participants a space where they can (re)connect to themselves, to others and to the world through meditation exercises and energy exchange. The earlier performances do not have as obvious a therapeutic function, but they do have meditative and ritual qualities. In this thesis I investigate this development from performances with a meditative and ritual dimension to performances with a therapeutic function. I pose the question: ‘do Marina Abramović’s performances have a therapeutic effect on the public and, if so, how?’ I answer this question by taking two different perspectives. Firstly, I discuss a selection of Abramović’s performances to determine whether or not they have meditative or therapeutic qualities. Secondly, I look ! at Abramo vić’s works from the perspective of theories about therapeutic art from Donals Kuspit, Alain de Botton, and John Armstrong. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/499 | |
| dc.language.iso | nl | en_US |
| dc.thesis.faculty | Faculteit der Letteren | en_US |
| dc.thesis.specialisation | Kunstbeleid en mecenaat | en_US |
| dc.thesis.studyprogramme | Master Kunst- en Cultuurwetenschappen | en_US |
| dc.thesis.type | Master | en_US |
| dc.title | Pure presence; Marina Abramović en haar performancekunst als therapie | en_US |
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