A video taken at CalArts and posted on Twitter yesterday beautifully distills art-world indifference.
Tag: performance art
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Russian Artist Arrives Nude in Glass Box at Met Gala, Gets Arrested
The stunt was the latest in a series of guerrilla performances that Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich began in 2015.
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The Culmination of a Crowdsourced, Operatic Performance Experiment
Panoply Performance Laboratory’s crowd-sourced opera is entering its final acts.
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The Documents Left Behind from Live Performances
An exhibition explores how the remains of performance art memorialize the past and re-perform for new audiences.
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On Anniversary of the Patriot Act, Artist Passes Out Pocket Knives at the Airport
Last week, performance artist Michele Pred handed out small pocket knives passengers arriving at San Francisco’s International Airport to replace those that have been confiscated since the passage of the Patriot Act 15 years ago.
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Why Did the Tree Cross the Road? Because Performance Art
A performance artist dressed as a tree went for a walk in Portland, Maine, and the police had something to say about it.
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The Captivating Choreography of Emergency Drills
Emergency evacuation drills, though necessary, are a pain.
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NYPD Arrests Performance Artist Who Threw Crickets and Worms in Subway Car
A “crazed woman” who threw live crickets and worms all over a crowded subway car in New York claimed the bug-throwing was a performance art stunt gone horribly wrong and was subsequently arrested by the NYPD.
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Art and Body Politics at the Republican National Convention
CLEVELAND — It may come as no surprise that the Republicans who gathered here for the Republican National Convention put forth a political platform that many considered to be anti-woman.
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Cycling Through Tino Sehgal’s “Constructed Situations” in Marrakesh
MARRAKESH — As the afternoon sun radiated onto Jemaa el-Fna square in the old medina quarter of the city, nine bodies emerged before me on the ground, beatboxing and gyrating, surrounded by curious onlookers.
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Ulay Returns to Perform in New York After Decades-long Hiatus
This month marks Ulay’s return to New York as a performer after 30 years, with a site-specific installation and three-day performance at Kustera Projects Red Hook during Frieze Week.
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When Honey-Coated Nude Performance Art Loses Its Sting
Madison Young isn’t the first woman I’ve seen pour honey on her naked body and, owing to certain lifestyle choices I’ve made, I have a feeling she won’t be the last.