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 ...

Marina and in a performer in a tight spot. (via moma.org) The debate surrounding performance art and the rights of artists has started to grow past the original controversy initiated by Marina ...

The performance artist Marina Abramovic celebrated the announcement of a new cultural center in a private home designed by the famed Mexican architect Luis Barragán. Marina Abramovic, seated, read ...

Angel Adams, known in Kansas City's creative community as Myself Embodied, is a performance artist whose work challenges conventional boundaries between art, activism and spiritual practice. Rooted in ...

At Dia Beacon, a retrospective looks at the career of Tehching Hsieh, whose yearlong performance art pieces were some of the most grueling the medium has ever seen. At Dia Beacon, a retrospective ...

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.