The first anthology/reader of performance art of Aotearoa New Zealand, Resetting
the Coordinates offers a lively, 50-year critical survey of Aotearoa New Zealand’s
globally unique performance art scene.
From the post-object and performance art of the late 1960s to the rich vein
of Māori and Pacific performance art from the early 1990s, its 18 chapters by
researchers and practitioners is a major reference for art and performance
communities of New Zealand, Australia and further afield.
It discusses the influential work of Jim Allen, Phil Dadson, Peter Roche and Linda
Buis, performance art initiatives in post-earthquake Christchurch and queer
performance art, among many other topics.
