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Performance Art

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

What better way for experimental art to mirror modern life than to make use of extremely unexpected puddles as literal pools of reflection?
By Casey Epstein-Gross

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

This monograph of Marilyn Arsem's performance work gives her the recognition that she has long deserved.
By Elisa Shoenberger

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

In 2012, Pussy Riot members were imprisoned for two years after performing a song criticizing Vladimir Putin.
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

Hillary Clinton Dropped in to Read Her Own Emails at a Venice Art Exhibition

By Helen Holmes

Marina Abramović Was Assaulted With a Painting of Herself

By Helen Holmes
Marina Abramovic, Freeing the Voice, 1975; publ. 1994. Black and White photograph with letter press text panel, 29 3/4 x 39 1/2 in.

Early Work by Marina Abramovic Shows She’s Better Raw Than Refined

By David D'Arcy
William Kentridge, I Am Not Me, the Horse is Not Mine, a Performa Premiere, 2009.

5 Most Anticipated Art Projects and Performances at Performa 2017

By Margaret Carrigan
Ms. McCarthy's tech-inspired experiments will seriously push your boundaries to make a point.

Artist Lauren McCarthy Takes on Amazon’s Alexa Like John Henry Did the Steam Engine

By Brady Dale
2017 Seattle Art Fair.

Third Edition of Seattle Art Fair Attracts City’s Growing Tech Set

By Alina Cohen
Ellen Lesperance's performance piece at the Seattle Art Fair.

Performance Piece Featuring Witches Raises Questions at Seattle Art Fair

By Alina Cohen
Hermann Nitsch's 150.Action performance on June 17 at the MONA Museum's Dark Mofo Festival in Hobart, Australia.

900 Gather to Witness Hermann Nitsch’s Blood-Filled Performance Art

By Alanna Martinez
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