Nekroperformans. Teoria jako resztka
Necroperformance: Theory as Remains

Summary/Abstract: This article departs from a conviction that contemporary art is performative, characterized by an increasing hybridity, particu­larly on account of its repetition strategies, blurring the boundaries between art work and aesthetic theory. For the author, art of this kind is problematized by self -archiving processes and the media interde­pendency within the work, thus leading to (further) decentralization of existing theories of performativity. Analyzing the status of these theories in terms of art practice, the article introduces the new con­cept of (necro)performance, for which the critical point of reference is the cultural myth of the acting human body, as opposed to dead objects. This concept of necroperfomance problematizes the relation­ship between animate and inanimate matter in terms of performative practice and theory, and with regard to contemporary theories of the archive.

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