Is it my body? : selected texts / Kim Gordon ; edited by Branden W. Joseph.

Throughout the 1980s and early 90s, Kim Gordon -widely known as a founding member of the influential band Sonic Youth- produced a series of writings on art and music. Ranging from neo-conceptual artworks to broader forms of cultural criticism, these rare texts are brought together in this volume for the first time, placing Gordon's writing within the context of the artist-critics of her generation, including Mike Kelley, John Miller, and Dan Graham. In addressing key stakes within contemporary art, architecture, music, and the performance of male and female gender roles, Gordon provides a prescient analysis of such figures as Kelley, Gle...

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