Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: “Wat Wrong wit Dis Place?” 1
5. 1. From Behind God’s Back: Janine Antoni’s Embodied Histories 37
6. 2. Meeting in the Upper Room: Belkis Ayón’s La cena, 1988–1993 77
7. 3. Historical Drag: Genre, Violence, and History in Edouard Duval-Carrié’s Mardigras at Fort Dimanche, 1992 121
8. 4. The Caribbean Does Not Exist: Maurizio Cattelan’s 6th Caribbean Biennial, 1999 163
9. Conclusion: “Wrong Way” Lenny, Tempests, and Other Détournements 205
10. Notes 223
11. Bibliography 259
12. Index 281