Puppets and the Avantgarde Brand / Girringun Art Centre re-emerging early in the twentieth

re-emerging early in the twentieth century

including affectionate images of grinning ockers

In the words of Dick Dastardly

creating original and productive work spaces within people’s homes

Matthew Newkirk and Madelaine Buttini104 pages

Puppets and the Avantgarde Brand / Girringun Art Centre re-emerging early in the twentiethWhen a puppet breaks the "fourth wall" that is, the capacity for emotional involvement of a successful performance it wins the trust of the audience, giving the show the power to blur the division between stage and world, between art and life. This volume and the accompanying exhibition open up a space for the imagination by tracing the cultural and social role of puppets in the European avant garde at the beginning of the 20th century. An itinerary