The exuberant and enigmatic artists at the International Festival of Performance Art in Fort-de-France either approached performance as physical labor or abstract ritual.
Hector Canonge
Posted inArt
A New Performance Art Festival in Martinique Is Refreshingly Themeless
At the International Festival of Performance Art in Fort-de-France, performers are given free reign to do what they want without thematic direction or much curatorial oversight.
Posted inArt
Can Performance Art be Collected…and Still Maintain its Original Message…?
By definition, performance art is transitory. It’s sometimes spontaneous. It’s often interactive. And it’s always an experience. It isn’t, however, a tangible object like, say, a painting, sculpture or even a string of musical chords on paper. And so, we’re left with a perplexing question: can performance art ever be bought? In other words, is it possible for a piece to be “owned” by anyone other than the artist once the performance is over? For some clarity, we turned to a group of performance artists, art festival and collective leaders, and curators …
