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Performance Art

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Andrea Fraser, Museum Highlights: A Gallery Talk, 1989 Performance, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, February 5,1,112,18 and 19, 1989

How Andrea Fraser Turned Institutional Critique Into a Lifelong Practice

Part of her practice has been to pinpoint things people don’t want to talk about and figure out how to talk about them without alienating anyone.
By Xinyi Ye
A group of performers, dressed in school uniforms and streetwear, pose together on a raised platform, some sitting and some leaning, their detached expressions mirroring the performance’s mood.

Anne Imhof’s ‘DOOM: HOUSE OF HOPE’ Debuts at the Park Avenue Armory to Mixed Reviews

A good reminder that not every artwork is for every viewer.
By Christa Terry
Philippe Petit Announces TOWERING!! (50th Anniversary WTC High-Wire Walk)

Performance Artist Philippe Petit On Passion, Taking Risks and His Life On the Wire

"If you are like me and love what you're doing, you would never think of abandoning your joy."
By Nadja Sayej
An art installations with dyed silk and other elements

Joan Jonas Brings Her Experimental Video Performance Art to MoMA

By Nadja Sayej
A person wearing a red full-body covering stands in bright blue water

One Fine Show: Anida Yoeu Ali’s Performance Pieces at the Seattle Asian Art Museum

By Dan Duray
A man pours water onto a person wearing a pink top who is trapped in a plastic tube

How Vita Kari Wields Virality as an Artistic Form

By Christa Terry
A musical performance in an intimate space lit by a large globe lamp

Adventures in the Avant-Garde at New York’s The Kitchen

By Payton Selby

Crawling Performance Art Pioneer Pope.L Dies at 68

By Christa Terry
Two women in dresses holding up a shawl to protect themselves from the rain.

A Perfect Storm of Art and Experimentation Descends on the Watermill Center

By Casey Epstein-Gross

Exploring New Sides to Performance Art: “Responding to Site” on Marilyn Arsem

By Elisa Shoenberger

Pussy Riot’s Members Have Been Jailed by the Russian Government for Hooliganism

By Helen Holmes

Artist Danny Cole on Dreams of A Utopia of Creatures and Vandalism

By Laura Pitcher

For the Entrepreneurial Performance Artist Danielle Baskin, the Internet is a Stage

By Amanda Silberling
J'ai Des Sentiments by Kalup Linzy

Kalup Linzy: Identity Politics, COVID-19, and the Future of Performance Art

By Anni Irish

Marina Abramović, Russell Brand to Dispense Wisdom in a Documentary About Anxiety

By Helen Holmes

Marina Abramović Breaks Her Silence on Being Labeled a Satanist

By Helen Holmes

The Getty Museum Has Made 70,000 Artworks Available to Use in ‘Animal Crossing’

By Helen Holmes

Marina Abramović’s ‘Dangerous’ Work Has Given Her an Interesting Perspective on Coronavirus

By Helen Holmes

Willow Smith Is Promoting Her New Album by Living in a Box for 24 Hours at LA MOCA

By Helen Holmes

Ulay Made Art Out of Everything—Even the Illness That Took His Life

By Helen Holmes

Pregnant Chloë Sevigny Pops Up to Promote Rita Ackermann Exhibition

By Helen Holmes

Beyond Abramović: New Documentary Introduces Artists Who Work With the Human Body

By David D'Arcy
Netflix Leonardo DiCaprio Once Upon a Time Streaming

Leo DiCaprio Isn’t the First Celebrity to Get a Wax Portrait Done by Urs Fischer

By Helen Holmes

Cranes, Psychic Pains and Bauhaus Ideals: What to Expect From This Year’s Performa 19 Biennial

By Helen Holmes
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