{"product_id":"body-blows-six-performances-paperback","title":"Body Blows: Six Performances - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hailed for his humor and passion, the internationally acclaimed performance artist Tim Miller has delighted, shocked, and emboldened audiences all over the world. \u003ci\u003eBody Blows\u003c\/i\u003e gathers six of Miller's best-known performances that chart the sexual, spiritual, and political topography of his identity as a gay man: Some Golden States, Stretch Marks, My Queer Body, Naked Breath, Fruit Cocktail, and Glory Box. In \u003ci\u003eBody Blows\u003c\/i\u003e, Tim Miller leaps from the stage to the page, as each performance script is illustrated with striking photographs and accompanied by Miller's notes and comment.\u003cbr\u003e This book explores the tangible body blows-taken and given-of Miller's life and times as explored in his performances: the queer-basher's blow, the sweet blowing breath of a lover, the below-the-belt blow of HIV\/AIDS, the psychic blows from a society that disrespects the humanity of lesbian and gay relationships. Miller's performances are full of the put-up-your-dukes and stand-your-ground of such day-to-day blows that make up being gay in America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tim Miller is the author of the book \u003ci\u003eShirts \u0026amp; Skin\u003c\/i\u003e and his performance texts have appeared in the play collections \u003ci\u003eO Solo Homo \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSharing the Delirium\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches performance at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Theater and is co-founder of Performance Space 122 in New York City and Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica, California. In 1990, Miller was awarded a solo performer fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts and became known as one of the \"NEA Four\" when the grant was withdrawn under political pressure. He lives in Los Angeles with his partner Alistair McCartney. \u003cbr\u003e Dona Ann McAdams is a photographer whose work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLondon Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStern\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAperture\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications, and in numerous museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.66 x 6.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750356386080,"sku":"9780299176846","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a7614338cab3120625185d00c66bea04.webp?v=1779948813","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/body-blows-six-performances-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}