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You Seem The Same As Always

You Seem The Same As Always

Group show of work based on the human hand

(4 stars)23 Jun 2011

In 1966 Yvonne Rainer made her first film, ‘Hand Movie’, while her body was confined to a hospital bed and unable to dance. She used only her right hand, each finger itself a performer moving gracefully. Since then a number of artists have captured the…

Babette Mangolte: Yvonne Rainer – Testimony to Improvisation 1972–75

Babette Mangolte: Yvonne Rainer – Testimony to Improvisation 1972–75

(4 stars)27 Oct 2010

‘Improvisation Time in the Rehearsal Room’, a caustic poem by the late Adrian Mitchell, appeared in the 1981 edition of New Departures, Michael Horowitz’s organ for 1960s counter-culture’s literary survivors. In eight short lines, which depict the…

First Scottish solo show by Babette Mangolte explores work with Yvonne Rainer

First Scottish solo show by Babette Mangolte explores work with Yvonne Rainer

23 Sep 2010

The first solo show in Scotland by filmmaker Babette Mangolte explores her working relationship with performance artist Yvonne Rainer. Neil Cooper assesses the impact of their collaboration

Tramway celebrates radical career of Yvonne Rainer

Tramway celebrates radical career of Yvonne Rainer

10 Sep 2010

Like many artforms, dance underwent a minor revolution in the 1960s – much of it taking place at a church in New York’s Greenwich Village. In 1962, ballet was beginning to lose its stranglehold on the genre as modern dance found its feet. But for some…

Kate Davis: Outsider

Kate Davis: Outsider

(3 stars)18 Sep 2008

DRAWING AND SCULPTURE As a reaction against her own previous work in this space – 2004’s Participant, which invited the audience to place themselves within the art – Kate Davis’ latest is a complete volte face. Outsider’s intention is to isolate the…

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