Sanja Iveković : sweet violence ; [in conjunction with the exhibition "Sanja Iveković: Sweet Violence" ... at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, December 18, 2011 - March 26, 2012

Published in conjunction with the first solo museum exhibition of the work of Sanja Ivekovic in the United States, this volume is the most comprehensive survey on the artist available in English. A feminist, activist and video and performance pioneer, Ivekovic came of age in the early 1970s during the period known as the Croatian Spring, when artists broke free from mainstream institutional settings. This catalogue presents an overview of the artist's projects from the early 1970s to 2011 in all mediums, offering a fascinating view of gender roles, the official politics of power and the paradoxes inherent in a society's collective memory. Featured works include Ivekovic's historic single-channel videos, performances and sculptural installations as well as a selection from Double Life (1975-76), her celebrated series of 64 photocollages. Weaving together art-historical analysis and political theory, the publication offers a critical examination of the neo-avant-garde in former Yugoslavia and investigates the theme of violence in art. Art in transitional times, post-1945, 1968, 1989 and 200 in the former Yugoslavia -- Roxana Maroci Culture and violence -- Terry Eagleton Sweet violence ; Instructions no. 1 ; Make up-make down -- Tragedy of a Venus ; Double life -- Diary ; Structure ; Eight tears -- My scar, my signature (girls) ; My scar, my signature (ads) ; Paper women ; Make-up -- Triangle ; New Zagreb (people behind the windows) ; Drawings ; Waiting for the revolution (Alice) -- Personal cuts ; Lighthouse -- Practice make a master ; General alert (soap opera) -- Resnik ; Rohrback living memorial -- Lady Rosa of Luxembourg -- Gen XX ; Women's house (sunglasses) ; The right one, pearls of revolution ; Report on CEDAW U.S.A. Content: Art in transitional times, post-1945, 1968, 1989 and 200 in the former Yugoslavia / Roxana Maroci -- Culture and violence / Terry Eagleton -- Sweet violence Instructions no. 1 Make up-make down -- Tragedy of a Venus Double life -- Diary Structure Eight tears -- My scar, my signature (girls) My scar, my signature (ads) Paper women Make-up -- Triangle New Zagreb (people behind the windows) Drawings Waiting for the revolution (Alice) -- Personal cuts Lighthouse -- Practice make a master General alert (soap opera) -- Resnik Rohrback living memorial -- Lady Rosa of Luxembourg -- Gen XX Women's house (sunglasses) The right one, pearls of revolution Report on CEDAW U.S.A. A feminist, activist, video and performance pioneer, Sanja Ivekovic (born Zagreb, 1949) produced works of crosscultural resonance that range from Conceptual photomontages to video, installation and performance. This title presents an overview of the artist's projects from the early 1970s to 2010 in various mediums.