You could tell Göksu Kunak’s performance was beginning because blue light started flickering against the faces of a shadowy mass of guests pulling out their phones. Soon after, the Turkish performance ...

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 ...

Did video kill the performance art star? The New York Times asks this question in a post that claims that the constant spectacle of YouTube and social media have trumped performance art’s shock value.

Guerrilla Performance by Rob Andrews at English Kills “Maximum Perception: Contemporary Brooklyn Performance” on August 16, 2008 (via flickr.com/hragvartanian) By ...

From Yoko Ono’s conceptual bodily performances to Natacha Stolz’s SpaghettiOs exhibition that flummoxed the netizens of the early aughts, performance art is equal parts avant-garde, action-oriented, ...

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 ...

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 ...

House and electronic festivals are fully immersive experiences, going beyond just the lineup and music. Take a look behind the scenes at the visual art that makes these festivals unforgettable.

The preferred currency of performance art is shock, or so the greatest hits tell us. Chris Burden had his arm blasted with a .22-calibre rifle. Vito Acconci masturbated under a wooden ramp and stalked ...

A coat rack adorned with over a dozen hard hats stands near the entrance of philanthropist and dancer Glorya Kaufman’s home. Each one bears the distinctive logo of a project she has donated to through ...