Fluid Anatomies and Technological Alterities. On Postanatomical Aesthetics in Contemporary Performance Art

This study seeks to examine postanatomical aesthetics in contemporary performance art by shedding light on its contribution to the new materialist debate on human and technology intra-actions. To this end, we highlight the influence of cyberfeminism, phenomenology and feminist queer discourse on the artistic representation of (techno)corporeality. The work of four artists will be presented: Isabelle Van Grimde, Jaime del Val, Marco Donnarumma, and Margherita Pevere. The paper demonstrates how their artistic practices provide an anti-normative representation of bodies, while suggesting a horizon for rethinking body politics.