World of Art: Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present

This pioneering book has now been expanded with a new chapter that brings it into the second decade of the twenty-first century, mapping the global rise of performance to the present day. RoseLee Goldberg explores contemporary artists’ approaches to politics, tradition, social engagement, and the art world itself, while evaluating the changing status of performance and its ever-increasing relevance to artists and audiences. Featuring recent work by leading performance artists such as Marina Abramovic, Walid Raad, Francis Alys, Pierre Huyghe, Tino Sehgal, and Sharon Hayes, the book covers a century of the medium. This new edition also includes an updated foreword and an expanded reading list. 170 black-and-white illustrations, 216 pages, 6 x 8-1/2" First published in 1979, the latest edition of this pioneering study in "the World of Art" series surveys a full century of performance, from the Futurist manifesto of 1909 to the second decade of the new millennium. Art historian and gallery curator Rose Lee Goldberg explains how a medium once used only in sporadic outbreaks of artistic dissent has become, over the course of a century, a vital and integral part of the contemporary mainstream and a global phenomenon. Presents an overview of performance art, tracing its development from the futurist movement of the early twentieth century and examines the political and aesthetic changes that occurred as artist sought direct engagement with the audience Futurism Russian futurism and constructivism Dada Surrealism Bauhaus Living art c. 1933 to the 1970's The art of ideas and the media generation 1968 to 2000 The first decade of the new century 2001 to 2010.