Thomas J. Lax Bücher

Taking its name from the Judson Memorial Church, a socially engaged Protestant congregation in New York's Greenwich Village, Judson Dance Theater was organized as a series of open workshops from which its participants developed performances. Redefining the kinds of movement that could count as dance, the Judson participants- Trisha Brown, Lucinda Childs, Philip Corner, Bill Dixon, Judith Dunn, David Gordon, Alex Hay, Deborah Hay, Fred Herko, Robert Morris, Steve Paxton, Rudy Perez, Yvonne Rainer, Robert Rauschenberg, Carolee Schneemann and Elaine Summers, among others- would go on to profoundly shape all fields of art in the second half of the 20th century. They employed new compositional methods to strip dance of its theatrical conventions, incorporating "ordinary" movements- gestures typical of the street or home, for example, rather than a stage- into their work, along with games, simple tasks, and social dances to infuse their pieces with a sense of spontaneity. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, 'Judson Dance\ Theater: The Work Is Never Done' highlights the workshop's ongoing significance. Exhibition: Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA (16.09.2018 - 03.02.2019).

The Vujičić Collection represents a continuous process of discovering visual art practices in Croatia and other countries in the region from the 1950s to the present with the aim of establishing a permanent dialogue between artists, curators, institutions, and private collectors. This book, To Live a Quiet Life, can be understood, then, as a discussion about an art collection (based in Zagreb) that, to a large degree, focuses on works, practices, and movements originating in Croatia and other countries of the former Yugoslavia in the period after the Second World War. But more than this, it must also be understood as an individual's personal yet remarkably precise view on the evolution of artistic ideas that, in the international arena, have long created a space for critical reflection on art, society, and everyday life.