Abstract Vaudeville: The Work of Rose English Ruth Walz Mesmaeker’s art also opens new

Mesmaeker’s art also opens new doors for works of literature

but also from his own childhood and youth memories

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such as the problematic strategies of appropriating non-European art in the modern age and the exclusion of female artists and their work in a male-dominated art world

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Abstract Vaudeville: The Work of Rose English Ruth Walz Mesmaeker’s art also opens newRose English emerged from the Conceptual art, dance and feminist scenes of 1970s Britain to become one of the most influential performance artists working today. Her uniquely interdisciplinary work combines elements of theatre, circus, opera and poetry to explore themes of gender politics, the identity of the performer and the metaphysics of presence. English has mounted performances in ice rinks; at the Royal Court Theatre and Tate Britain, London