Critical Writing Index

Sense and sensibilities: Fado performance gives new meaning to the term "good taste"

by Stephanie Rogerson

Now, July 20, 2006, v. 25, no. 47

Four performances exploring the sense of taste as part of Fado's the Five Holes series give new meaning to the term 'good taste.'

A breast milk bar challenges our relationship to and judgement of womens bodies, an artists body prepared like a decadent Japanese beef dish, breath strips being placed in the mouth of the audience- the article evokes curiosity about performance art.

ITEM 2006.079 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Jess Dobkin

Lisa Newman

Llewyn Maire

Irene Loughlin

Tejpal S. Ajji