'This is the first truly international and collaborative survey of the singular oeuvre of David Medalla, an artist who defies convention, classification, or national identification, and whose work encompasses the visual, kinetic, performance, conceptual, participatory, and avant-garde art. While he was born in Manila, Philippines, and has travelled around the world, it was in London that he found myself at the center of several landmark artistic movements over the last fifty years, even as the British art establishment has been reluctant to recognize him.
Art scholar Purissima Benitez-Johannot delves into Medalla's early years and the position he occupies within the cultural context of the Philippines, the U.K., and the international art world. Critic Guy Brett meditates on what it means for an artist to be simutaneously global, collaborative, and ephemeral; Adam Nankervis reveals the stories behind his collaborations with Medalla; while Isobel Whitelegg writes on the artist's affinity with transnational artists Lygia Clark and Helio Oticica. Also included is an extensive interview with Medalla as well as a timeline of his major milestones.' - from back cover
Onsite
English
participatory art,  performance art,  conceptualism,  diaspora
2012
266
9789719702405
1
artist monograph, 
biography
Origins: Medalla in the Fifties
- Purissima BENITEZ-JOHANNOT
A Narrative of Differentiation: Medalla from the Sixties to the Eighties
- Purissima BENITEZ-JOHANNOT
London Calling: Signals, The Newsbulletin of Signals London, 1964-1966
- Isobel WHITELEGG
David Medalla: Collaboration, Collectivity, Ephemerality
- Guy BRETT
Collaborating with David
The Annals of Moebiusville and Other Recollections
- David MEDALLA
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