Art
In the Museum for 100 Days, a Performance Artist Pushes Us to Reflect on Time
BOSTON — There are so many layers to Marilyn Arsem’s piece at the Museum of Fine Arts that it's a bit hard to know where to start.
Performance Art
Art
Artists Buy Trump Campaign Bus on Craigslist, Turn It Into Anti-Trump Art Project
Late last year David Gleeson and Mary Mihelic, cofounders of politically minded art collective T. Rutt, learned via Rachel Maddow that a Donald Trump campaign bus was up for sale on Craigslist in Des Moines, Iowa.
Art
Queering the Feminine Through a Many-Layered Lens
Liss LaFleur’s work is at once in your face and delicate, choosing a mode of seduction that utilizes pastiche to lure the viewer in with a hint of familiarity — then jolting them into a world that questions the status quo.
Art
In a Performance, Walid Raad Playfully Probes His MoMA Survey
A note of hysteria begins to creep into Walid Raad’s voice as he concludes his hour-long monologue performance, "Scratching on things I could disavow: Walkthrough," at the Museum of Modern Art.
Art
A Chinese Performance Artist Who Balances Politics and Poetics
CHENGDU, China — In a series of eight-hour-long actions titled Puzzling Tracks, Zhou Bin placed an ant on a piece of rice paper.
Interview
"All Artists Are Theater Artists": Taylor Mac on the Connections Between Performance Art and Plays
Queerness revolts in the Podunk setting of Taylor Mac’s newest play, Hir, currently running at Playwrights Horizons.
In Brief
The Artist Is Pissed: Ulay Sues Marina Abramović
Marina Abramović, the world's only household name performance artist — Shia LaBeouf notwithstanding — is being sued by her former collaborator and lover, the German artist Ulay.
Announcement
A Trauma Salon, Art Critic Drag, and More During the 12-Day Brooklyn Performancy Forum
PERFORMANCY FORUM QUINQUENNIAL is a 12-day public conference of live performances, talks, discussions, interactivities, workshops, and other projects centering around and presented as performance.
Art
A Performance Artist Draws with His Teeth
Tomorrow at noon, visual and performing artist Tony Orrico will sit down at an eight-by-eight-foot sheet of paper and begin to chew.
Art
Faced with a Rising Tide, Artist Lets It Wash Over Her
For 12 to 13 hours, New York City–based artist Sarah Cameron Sunde stands stock-still in the sea, surrendering herself to nature's forces, from the rocking of waves to extreme temperatures.
In Brief
Dissident Artist Convinces Russian Detective to Quit His Job
A Russian police investigator interrogates a detained political artist, with the end result being that the detective — his eyes opened to the state’s abuses of power — renounces his badge.
News
Swiss City Grooms for First Nude Public Performance Art Festival
On August 21, the world's first official, naked public performance art festival will occur in the streets of Biel, Switzerland, featuring projects from 18 international artists.