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Belief

Belief BELIEF In a world where so many values—social, artistic, political, religious, cultural, economic— have been questioned and contested in this era of great transformation on a global scale, what do you still believe in? Numerous books and essays have clustered around “the end of . . .” or “post- . . .” perspectives after a century of turmoil in every sphere of life on every continent. Previously sacrosanct beliefs have been turned upside down. Against this background, artists and intellectuals have continued to rethink their relationship to legacies and to the public, to explore new processes and materials, and to find meaning in personal struggle. What are your strongest beliefs in relation to your work in the world? How do these beliefs inform your work? Carolee SChneemann Why is “belief ” disheartening? Because subject to reprisal, betrayal, shifting, proprieties. Why didn’t PAJ give me “desire”? I have certitude for desire, of desire. . . . belief . . . ghosts, shadows, cement, asphalt, skyscrapers, spit, bones, blood . . . I believe in seasonal hallucinations and the possibility of the daily paranormal . . . pantheism . . . witchcraft . . . the spinning moon. Belief is http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art MIT Press

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Publisher
MIT Press
Copyright
© 2012 Performing Arts Journal, Inc.
Subject
Belief
ISSN
1520-281X
eISSN
1537-9477
DOI
10.1162/PAJJ_a_00071
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BELIEF In a world where so many values—social, artistic, political, religious, cultural, economic— have been questioned and contested in this era of great transformation on a global scale, what do you still believe in? Numerous books and essays have clustered around “the end of . . .” or “post- . . .” perspectives after a century of turmoil in every sphere of life on every continent. Previously sacrosanct beliefs have been turned upside down. Against this background, artists and intellectuals have continued to rethink their relationship to legacies and to the public, to explore new processes and materials, and to find meaning in personal struggle. What are your strongest beliefs in relation to your work in the world? How do these beliefs inform your work? Carolee SChneemann Why is “belief ” disheartening? Because subject to reprisal, betrayal, shifting, proprieties. Why didn’t PAJ give me “desire”? I have certitude for desire, of desire. . . . belief . . . ghosts, shadows, cement, asphalt, skyscrapers, spit, bones, blood . . . I believe in seasonal hallucinations and the possibility of the daily paranormal . . . pantheism . . . witchcraft . . . the spinning moon. Belief is

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Published: Jan 1, 2012

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