Acts of laughter, acts of tears: The production of ‘truth-effects’ in Oriana Fox’s ‘The O Show’ and Gillian Wearing’s ‘Self Made’

In this article, I explore the ‘truth-effects’ of the performative dimension of two artists’ works: Oriana Fox’s therapy chat show THE O SHOW (2011-ongoing), episodes of which were performed live and broadcast simultaneously online, and Gillian Wearing’s experimental documentary SELF-MADE (2010). Si...

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Main Author: Maria Walsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam University Press 2017-01-01
Series:NECSUS : European journal of media studies
Online Access:https://www.necsus-ejms.org/test/acts-of-laughter-acts-of-tears-the-production-of-truth-effects-in-oriana-foxs-the-o-show-and-gillian-wearings-self-made/