Critical Writing Index

Idea demonstrations: body art and 'video freaks' in Sydney

by Donald Brook

Studio International, Nov. 1973, v. 185, no. 956, pp. 269 - 273

"Idea demonstrations: body art and 'video freaks' in Sydney" addresses the collaboration between Mike Parr, Peter Kennedy, Aggy Read, and Ian Stocks in Idea demonstrations. Parr/Kennedy were responsible for the ideas and performances and Read/Stocks were responsible for the film-making. All twenty-four sequences or performances, exploring notions of masochism and physical limitations, are described with images within the article.

ITEM 1973.033 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Idea demonstrationsMike Parr

Idea demonstrationsPeter Kennedy

Idea demonstrationsAggy Read

Idea demonstrationsIan Stocks