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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Cycling Through Tino Sehgal’s “Constructed Situations” in Marrakesh

by Dorian Batycka June 7, 2016June 8, 2016

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

by Claire Voon May 2, 2016May 7, 2016

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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