Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Gender and Performance Art: On Asian Women Artists

在过去两年中，我们在实现这一独特和创新项目的目标方面取得了非常具体的进展。通过本报告中概述的讲座、研讨会和其他活动，我们朝着我们的第一个目标迈出了重要的一步：为这一新兴领域的研究制定历史和理论框架。虽然以“亚洲”为出发点，但我们已经能够专注于交叉的后殖民语境中的代表性政治。将这些女性艺术家的作品置于我们项目的中心，为我们在东亚地缘政治背景下的理论发展提供了一个重要的基础和视角。也就是说，通过观察“亚洲女性”艺术家在20世纪的帝国主义和殖民主义历史背景下的不同表达，以及由此产生的不可避免的移民和流亡经历，我们现在能够更好地理解和表达在该地区塑造“行为艺术与性别”的更多力量的复杂性。随着这些“散居”经历在21世纪的继续，审视这些不同的表达形式和方式将变得更加重要，因为它们抵制和偏离了“同质全球文化”或“多元文化社会”的自由主义概念的主导叙事。2003年9月，项目的大部分成员参加了在Ssamzie空间举办的国际研讨会，同时举办了“观众的梦想”作品回顾展。池口宁子和郑英海在这个“三语”（韩文、日文和英文）研讨会上的演讲，使北美、日本和朝鲜半岛之间的动态和比较接触成为可能，围绕着金庸的鼓舞人心的作品。与研讨会相结合，神话剧团表演了他们的戏剧改编《Dictee》。我们参与了这次活动，使我们能够计划和准备11月在京都举行的Dictee表演，以及作为项目一部分的其他研讨会和活动。参与这里概述的活动也导致了相关项目的产生，例如“侨民与艺术”研究小组和一个名为“边缘案例”的展览的计划（将于2004年6月在东京举行）。后两者都将涉及学者和艺术家；除了讲座、国际研讨会和其他活动外，还将展出新的和原创的表演和视觉艺术作品，希望能接触到更多的社区。少

During the last two years, we have been able to make very concrete progress in fulfilling the aims of this unique and innovative project. Through the lectures, seminars and other events outlined in this report we have taken significant steps toward our first goal: the formulation of historical and theoretical frameworks for research in this emerging field. Though taking "Asia" as a starting point, we have been able to focus on the politics of representation in intersecting post-colonial contexts. Placing the work of these women artists at the center of our project has given our approach to theoretical developments an important grounding and perspective in the geo-political context of East Asia. That is, by looking at the diverse expressions of "Asian Women" artists in the context of histories of imperialism and colonialism in the 20^<th> century, and the unavoidable experiences of migration and exile which have resulted, we are now better able to understand and articulate the complex f … More orces shaping "Performance Art and Gender" in the region. As these "diasporic" experiences continue in the 21^<st> century, it will become even more important to examine these diverse forms of expression and ways in which they resist and diverge from dominant narratives of "homogeneous global culture" or liberal notions of "multi-cultural societies."In September, 2003, most members of the project attended an international symposium held at the Ssamzie Space in conjunction with the retrospective exhibition of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's work titled "The Dream of the Audience." Presentations made by Ikeuchi Yasuko and Jung Yeong Hae in this "tri-lingual" (Korean, Japanese and English) symposium, made possible a dynamic and comparative engagement linking North America, Japan and the Korean Peninsula, centered around Cha's inspiring workIn conjunction with the symposium, Theater Group Mythos performed their theater adaptation of Dictee. Our participation in this event enabled us to plan and prepare for the performance of Dictee that was held in Kyoto in November, as well as other seminars and events scheduled as part of the project. Participation in the events outlined here has also led to the generation of related projects, such as the "Diaspora and Arts" study group and the planning of an exhibition titled, "Borderline Cases" (to be held in Tokyo in June, 2004).Both of the latter will involve scholars and artists; in addition to lectures, international symposia and other events, new and original performance and visual art works will be presented and exhibited in the hope of reaching out to a range of communities. Less