Performance art is “an action,” according to artist Barbara T. Smith. It is not theater, and it is not meant to entertain ...

Performance art originated in the early 20th century as a radical break from more traditional art, focusing on the body and lived experience rather than static objects. Emerging from movements like ...

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 ...

It’s challenging to encapsulate the eclecticism of Movement Research’s 2017 spring performance festival, but co-curators Laurie Berg, Monstah Black, and Amy Khoshbin get at its core in their ...