Performance art is “an action,” according to artist Barbara T. Smith. It is not theater, and it is not meant to entertain ...
Performance art has been sellable for decades, but galleries now see new potential in attracting Gen Z collectors. Visitors stand next to an artwork of Félix González-Torres’s 1991 Untitled (Go-Go ...
You could tell Göksu Kunak’s performance was beginning because blue light started flickering against the faces of a shadowy mass of guests pulling out their phones. Soon after, the Turkish performance ...
From Yoko Ono’s conceptual bodily performances to Natacha Stolz’s SpaghettiOs exhibition that flummoxed the netizens of the early aughts, performance art is equal parts avant-garde, action-oriented, ...
LOS ANGELES — There’s nothing funny about art. Writing art criticism is a serious endeavor. But at some point, the performance of professionalism in the art world just started to feel like one big ...
What is it about this medium that is so attractive to these performers and their audiences today?
A lit candle opened Angela Freiberger’s performance, “Homage to Mandela.” (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) Angela Freiberger mixing face paint with her sculpture ...
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Performance artist Erica Felicella transforms everyday spaces into immersive stages. Originally just a pit stop, Dallas has become home for Erica Felicella. This North Texas performance artist ...
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