Obituary
Steven Durland, Champion of Performance Art, Dies at 75
A longtime editor of High Performance magazine in Los Angeles, Durland maintained his own practice while advocating for the art form.
Performance Art
Interview
Tania Bruguera on Why Today’s Art Must Be Political
Ahead of her performance “Tatlin’s Whisper #6” in Times Square, the artist and activist talks to Hyperallergic about free speech in times of rising authoritarianism.
Feature
Rawya El Chab Tends to the Wounds of Lebanon's Civil War
The latest segment of her performance series “Crossing the Water” chronicles life under military occupation after the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
Feature
Remembering Agosto Machado, Keeper of Queer Histories
The late performer and archivist spent decades as the quiet holder of our secrets, always behind the scenes, always a connector.
Feature
The Museum Breathing Life Into New York's Downtown Performance Scene
The Leslie-Lohman is figuring out how to collect art while connecting with the basic needs of the city's queer community.
Art Review
Leigh Bowery Was His Own Artwork
In a contemporary society made creatively bland by the homogenizing factor of social media, one yearns again for such an original artist.
News
A Giant Vulva Is Walking the Streets of Europe
Dressed in flowing pink robes, artist and activist Dee Mulrooney — or “Growler” — is urging the British Museum to return a Síle na Giġ statue back to Ireland.
Art
An Erotic Puppet Theater Makes Its Grand NYC Debut
“That Paradise Place” explores the romantic lives and sexual fantasies of artists with disabilities through song and puppetry.
Performance
An Abortion-Oriented Cosmology Tale Debuts in NYC
Alexandra Neuman’s latest performance, The Collective Womb, reframes abortion as a natural exchange of energy between the body and the world.
Art
A Black Bean Grows Quietly in Washington Square Park
In a 10-day meditation, Jemila MacEwan silently nurtures a seed in the palm of their hand amidst the hustle and bustle of the iconic public park.
Art
VALIE EXPORT Insists on Taking Up Space
EXPORT’s urban interventions in her exhibition Embodied alert us to the risks of being read as femme in a highly visible, public space.
Performance
Audience Members Cut Iranian Artist’s Hair in Moving Performance
At San Francisco’s Legion of Honor, Mobina Nouri took scissors to her own strands and invited others to do the same.