On Performativity

The Living Collections Catalogue is produced by the Walker Art Center under the auspices of the Getty Foundation’s Online Scholarly Catalogue Initiative, with the generous support of the Getty Foundation.

On Performativity is the first volume in an online series that interprets the diverse collections of the Walker Art Center.

Cover image: Trisha Brown performing It’s a Draw/Live Feed, Walker Art Center, April 2008.

ISBN 978-1-935963-10-3

First Edition ©2014 Walker Art Center

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