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Miao Jiaxin, "Next Performance" (2017), at The Secret Group, Houston, Texas (photo courtesy of the artist)
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A Festival Aims to Foster Justice Through Performance and Collaboration

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton July 12, 2017

Just Situations, a 10-day festival and conference at venues in North Brooklyn, features nearly 60 artists and groups prodding participants on politics and performance.

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, "Untitled" (Go-Go Dancing Platform) (1991), wood, light bulbs, acrylic paint, and Go-Go dancer in silver lamé bikini, sneakers, and personal listening device; overall dimensions vary with installation; platform: 21 1/2 x 72 x 72 in (photo by the author for Hyperallergic)
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Falling in Love with a Felix Gonzalez-Torres Go-Go Dancer

Avatar photo by Adam Milner July 7, 2017January 7, 2021

During a recent visit to David Zwirner, I was transfixed by the dancer performing on a Gonzalez-Torres sculpture, so I decided to track him down.

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100 Hours of Neo-Domestic Performance Art at Glasshouse

by Jillian Steinhauer June 22, 2017

The Neo-Domesticity Performance Art Festival features 35 endurance performances happening over the course of four days.

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A Viral Video Sums Up Art School

Avatar photo by Elisa Wouk Almino May 11, 2017

A video taken at CalArts and posted on Twitter yesterday beautifully distills art-world indifference.

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Russian Artist Arrives Nude in Glass Box at Met Gala, Gets Arrested

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton May 3, 2017

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

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian February 23, 2017

Panoply Performance Laboratory’s crowd-sourced opera is entering its final acts.

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The Documents Left Behind from Live Performances

Avatar photo by Megan N. Liberty November 30, 2016February 2, 2021

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

by Claire Voon October 31, 2016November 1, 2016

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

by Claire Voon October 25, 2016October 25, 2016

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

by Claire Voon September 23, 2016

Emergency evacuation drills, though necessary, are a pain.

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NYPD Arrests Performance Artist Who Threw Crickets and Worms in Subway Car

Avatar photo by Carey Dunne August 30, 2016

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

Avatar photo by Diana Sette July 22, 2016July 26, 2016

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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“Monumental Concerns” Symposium With Carrie Mae Weems, Hank Willis Thomas, and More
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“Monumental Concerns” Symposium With Carrie Mae Weems, Hank Willis Thomas, and More

Scholars, artists, curators, activists, and historians will convene at Syracuse University in October to consider the role of monuments and their contested place in contemporary society.

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