Spanning Grammy-nominated vocalists, puppetry, experimental dance and contemporary circus, this year’s Art of Performance ...

Artistic styles exist only in retrospect. While many of their defining characteristics are formulated in manifestos by pioneering artists, a style can’t be fully understood until it has become a thing ...

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 ...

Cover -- The Performing Observer -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Original Sources of Publication -- Preface: The Performing ...

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 ...

Portland Institute for Contemporary Arts’ Time-Based Art Festival grew into more than a local tradition in its 20-plus-year run. It’s an institution for the city’s visual and performance art community ...

May brings some of the biggest art shows and museum exhibitions of the year to town. Some fly in with patriotic fanfare, ...

The 40,000-square-foot space, housed in a former dairy barn, aims to upend expectations of what an art museum can be. By Sarah Bahr Photographs by Lee Klafczynski Sarah Bahr grew up in Brownsburg, Ind ...

A conceptual artwork titled “Comedian” sold at auction last November for just over $6 million. The piece consisted of a banana duct-taped to the wall, along with installation instructions and a ...