Video still from Christophe Chassol’s “BIG SUN” (2014) in ‘EN MAS’: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean’ at the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans (all photos by the author for ...
A timeline of the most pivotal moments in the medium’s history. By Julia Halperin “The term ‘performance art’ is a little overused,” admits the curator Klaus Biesenbach, 59. “It’s a bit like how ...
In his new show, the artist, known for pushing the limits of acceptable behavior in his performance art, carefully, even timidly explores what it means to make transgressive art today. By Travis Diehl ...
Performance art has been sellable for decades, but galleries now see new potential in attracting Gen Z collectors. Visitors stand next to an artwork of Félix González-Torres’s 1991 Untitled (Go-Go ...
A longtime editor of High Performance magazine in Los Angeles, Durland maintained his own practice while advocating for the art form.
In 1978, after eating LSD-laced garlic butter toast and while crouched under a piano during a performance, artists Linda Frye Burnham and Richard Newton decided to start a magazine. Called High ...
Performance artist Erica Felicella transforms everyday spaces into immersive stages. Originally just a pit stop, Dallas has become home for Erica Felicella. This North Texas performance artist ...
How do performance and installation artists make the transition from the structure of school to the chaos and uncertainty of the real world? [nueBox], a nonprofit arts organization, has some ideas.