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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
During a sacrifice, King Attalus presses two words into the liver of the slaughtered animal. Engraving by Bernhard Rode, ca. 1780.

What’s the Big Deal With Animal Sacrifice for Art, Really?

By Alanna Martinez

Does Looking at Art Make You Smarter?

By Ryan Steadman
PUNJAB, INDIA - JULY 11th, 2015: The blood artist Charanjit Singh, 28, is seen with one of his paintings at his house in Jalandhar in Punjab, North India. The artist is inspired by an American artist Vincent Castiglia who paints with his blood preserved in glass tubes but Charanjit Singh paints in a distinctive way by going an extra mile and paints live with around 200 grams of his blood. Photography by: Cover Asia Press

Man Makes Art With His Own Blood to ‘Stand Out’

By Ryan Steadman
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