Performance artist

“Photographers wear many hats to accomplish their shots. We sometimes art direct, run after shots like an athlete, maneuver in tight spaces like a contortionist, practice…

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Yugoslavian performance artist Marina Abramovic dared to conduct a terrifying experiment to examine how people think.

Photo by Rino Pizzi Photo by Blue Photo by Rino Pizzi Photo by Christy Cochran Photo by Art Night Austin Photo by Art Night Austin The Mending Project was a 2011 installation and performance art piece by Austin-based artist Beili Liu. The work involved an ongoing process wherein visitors were invited to cut pieces of fabric from a giant cloth upon entering the space, the fragments of which Liu then stitched back together creating a giant patchwork that gradually encircled the artist. More

Caroline Denervaud defines herself as a “performer and plastic artist”. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1978, Caroline has since moved to Paris, where she generates work which meditates on the physicality of her body.

Audio from Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present. Hear the artist speak about her work.

"I don't rehearse, because performance art is not about rehearsal; that's what makes it different from theater."

Jan 4, 2016 - Mark Making Performance by Anastasia Faiella

Joan Jonas Mirror performance I, 1969 C-print 34.3 x 50.8 cm (image size), 39.4 x 55.9 cm (paper size) Edition of 5 + 2AP

Cutting edge artist, Millie Brown, 27, began pushing the boundaries of the art world after becoming sick - literally - of using more traditional methods of painting.