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	Performance art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Performance art is art where the actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time, constitute the work.
		Performance art is a term usually reserved to refer to a kind of usually avant-garde or conceptual art which grew out of the visual arts.
		Performance art, as the term is usually understood, began to be identified in the 1960s with the work of artists such as Allan Kaprow, who coined the term happenings, Vito Acconci, Hermann Nitsch and Joseph Beuys.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Performance_art (593 words)

	Learn more about Performance art in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Performance art is art where the actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time in front of an audience constitute the work.
		Some artists prefer to use the terms live art, action art, intervention or manoeuvre to describe their activities.
		Sniggling is an activist, prankish form of public performance art, which is typically done in a form in which it is not immediately obvious that a piece of deliberate performance is being delivered.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /p/pe/performance_art.html (476 words)

	Performance artists go live for opening of Carnegie International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Performance art remains a significant component of contemporary art expression and is no stranger to Pittsburgh.
		The piece she'll perform live today is described as "the culmination of a two-year project in which the artist has made a serious attempt to fulfill her lifelong wish to become an opera singer," an artistic form that seems made for her.
		The artist has, for example, produced a video documenting her attempt to summon rain in a Canadian forest, and filmed blind friends of hers walking on the beach and eventually becoming disoriented as they attempt, on command, to walk with or against the wind.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04283/392713.stm (1105 words)

	Performance Artists Talking in the Eighties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Performance artist Linda Montano, curious about the influence childhood experience has on adult work, invited other performance artists to consider how early events associated with sex, food, money/fame, or death/ritual resurfaced in their later work.
		The interviews highlight complex issues in performance art, including the role of identity in performer-audience relationships and art as an exploration of everyday conventions rather than a demonstration of virtuosity.
		Linda M. Montano is a performance artist and the founder of The Art/Life Institute in Kingston, New York.
	www.ucpress.edu /books/pages/7085.html (308 words)

	Performance Artists Are Featured At ASU Art Museum
		The public in the women's restroom will be privy to the artist's activity by either peeping through the cracks of the stall or by periscopes positioned on either side of the stall.
		Repulsive" As a performance, "Suburban Armor" is an attempt by the wearer to transcend the constricts of the garment and simply act as naturally as possible.
		The artists envision the display to be very inviting and sumptuous and for the viewer to be unsettled by the realization that the main dish is a person - playing on connecting the ideas of consumption of food and consumption through viewing.
	www.frugalfun.com /performart.html (1890 words)

	Performance Art artists and art...the-artists.org
		Body art, performance, "Aktionism", Happenings: these are all names for the many late 20th century art forms that have used the artist's own body as the subject and object of the artwork itself.
		In the post-war period, however, artists began using their bodies as the subject and the actual material of the artwork itself, through such art forms as Body art, Happenings and performance.
		In these international art forms the artists body is used to represent both the state of contemporary art and the human condition in general.
	the-artists.org /MovementView.cfm?id=8A01EE98-BBCF-11D4-A93500D0B7069B40 (112 words)

	D&TZ - Artist Links
		Across the globe there are a diverse group of artists who share a keen interest in discovering innovative ways to use new computer tools in the creation and performance of dance, dance theater and related live performance works.
		The scenario for this performance space is a recreation of panoramic vistas found in the southwest and Anasazi Native America cliff-side dwellings.
		ADA - a multi media performance event Based on the history and eccentric character of seminal computer programmer Ada Byron Lovelace.Ada was a poetical scientist who prophecied the application of creative technology in the future and she was correct.
	www.art.net /Resources/dtz/links.html (7284 words)

	Artists Performance -- "Our Grief Is Not A Cry For War" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Hundreds of photographs were taken of this performance by people who saw it, including two by an AP photographer which landed on the yahoo.com homepage at 8:30 Saturday night.
		The group who organized the performance were artists in film, video, visual art, theater, dance, spoken word.
		The artists wore all-fl, dust masks and placards with the group's slogan, and held each other's hands in silence for one hour.
	www.refuseandresist.org /newresistance/092301grief.html (373 words)

	Performance art -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Performance art is (The creation of beautiful or significant things) art where the actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time, constitute the work.
		However, there are accounts of (The period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries) Renaissance artists putting on public performances that could be said to be early ancestors to modern performance art.
		Performance art genres include (Click link for more info and facts about body art) body art, (Click link for more info and facts about fluxus) fluxus, (Click link for more info and facts about action poetry) action poetry, and (Click link for more info and facts about intermedia) intermedia.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pe/performance_art.htm (758 words)

	RESOURCES FOR PERFORMANCE ARTISTS
		Creative Capital is a national nonprofit organization that supports artists pursuing innovative approaches to form and content in the performing, visual, and media arts, and in emerging arts fields.
		The Franklin Furnace Fund for Performance Art is supported by Jerome Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts, Franklin Furnace awards grants between $2,000 and $5,000 to performance artists, allowing them to produce major works anywhere in the State of New York.
		Artists from all areas of the world are invited to apply.
	www.pewarts.org /performance.html (543 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| An exhibition of yourself
		In her book, Performance, Goldberg charts how artists turned to performance as a weapon against convention, as they broke free of the dominant media of painting and sculpture, and the constraints of working within the traditional gallery system.
		Back at Dilston Grove - the converted London church where McCarthy and 20 performance artists are contributing to Span2, a month-long international festival - curators Roddy Hunter and Andre Stitt admit that their chosen medium is mired in cliche: all wanton flesh and blood-letting and orifices.
		Over the decades, artists like Chris Burden (who lay in the same position under a sheet of glass for two weeks) or Orlan (who has undergone a series of cosmetic surgeries to turn her face into a composite of features from famous works of art) have pushed their flesh almost beyond endurance.
	www.guardian.co.uk /saturday_review/story/0,3605,581481,00.html (1873 words)

	"High Performance"
		High Performance had no point of view except reportage of news "and the rebirth of wonder." Burnham was democratic, operating on an open submission policy, publishing any artist who could provide that documentation in fl and white, dates, and a description of the performance printed in a single- or double-page spread.
		It was a tremendous lift for Los Angeles performance artists, who proved eager for information regarding their medium in other cities and other countries.
		That certainly conveys that performance is a live medium, oftentimes autobiographical and extremely moving when it comes from the heart and soul of the performer.
	artscenecal.com /ArticlesFile/Archive/Articles2003/Articles0303/HighPerformanceA.html (758 words)

	Google Directory - Arts > Visual Arts > Performance Art > Artists > Groups
		A group of artists creating living statues as interactive and ornamental elements in a variety of environments.
		A performance collaborative between Trevor Martin and Kym Olsen, producing a number of durational and evening length performances.
		Performances that integrate sculpture with actions and original music in real time, using images of water, earth, fire and iron which transform during the show.
	gogle.com /alpha/Top/Arts/Visual_Arts/Performance_Art/Artists/Groups (575 words)

	Experimental - Better Solutions to All Your Problems - Community Message Board at Skincareindia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Collection Agency - A performance ensemble that focuses on the creation of bold new works and adaptations. Works in a broad range of styles, forms, and media, with original projects that range from the "standard" straight drama to the "cutting edge" of performance art. Based in New York City.
		Performance Space 122 - NYC - a not-for-profit arts center serving the New York City dance and performance community.
		theater et al - creating visual, culturally diverse performances since 1997, theater et al combines world-premiere adaptations of neglected works (often in new translation) with an aggressive mix of movement, image, sound and music--seeking to reimagine the art of theatrical storytelling, on an epic scale, for a contemporary audience.
	www.skincareindia.com /special/cat.asp?/Arts/Performing_Arts/Theatre/Experimental/Companies (3293 words)

	Performance, the Body and the Photograph
		“Performance for me, developed from the place where I had to extend the principles of painting and construction into real time, out of a pressure of imagery and didactic information that could only be vitalized in that way.
		By studying artists who constantly blur artistic boundaries and utilize their everyday experience as sources for their work, this class will examine the role of art and artists, the relationship between art and life, object and museum, action and object, and how art is made, presented, and received.
		Students will be expected to research an idea/artist/artwork which is performative and intermedia in nature and write a term paper about it or construct a performance piece.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~hkumao/perform.html (1084 words)

	Arts & Activities: Performance artists
		It performed a show with a banana-peel partner that was moved with a plastic fork.
		In the art class, we recognize the importance of children's performance talents and encourage their special relationship with objects as a legitimate art form.
		Young artists recognize talent in the most unlikely performers, and by using performance, children learn to explore the object world first-hand.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0HTZ/is_4_136/ai_n7580256 (745 words)

	glbtq >> Arts >> Performance Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		British performance artist and photographer Tessa Boffin was the first British lesbian artist to produce work in response to the AIDS epidemic.
		One of the liveliest and most versatile visual artists of his generation, David Hockney not only has helped break down resistance to the erotic gaze directed at the male body but also has presented gay male couples in domestic--rather than sensational or sexual--images.
		Lesbian feminist performance artist Holly Hughes has a flair for telling the outrageous stories of everyday lesbian life.
	www.glbtq.com /topic/arts_48.html (308 words)

	LIVE Biennial of Performance Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Performance artists have a history of caressing, poking, prodding, and wrecking havok on the boundaries that define all kinds of states: from nation states to states of spiritual enlightenment to states of mind.
		While not all performance artists take excessive measures to create a heightened state of awareness, many do deploy tools such as endurance, fasting, taking hallucinogenic drugs, and remaining awake for unnatural amounts of time.
		We are living in a consumer-driven, conservative era - a time when Canadians are generally very protective of their concepts of "normalcy", and the status quo, so to ask Vancouverites to come to a performance art festival about altered states is taking quite a risk.
	www.livevancouver.bc.ca (203 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Visual Arts: Performance Art: Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Bowman, Jack - Biography of a painter, performance artist, poet, photographer and professional educator.
		Dang, Tai - Tai Dang is a multimedia performance artist from NYC who has photographed and performed dance-theater works in the United States and internationally.
		Reade, Alan - A writer and performance artist whose solo work, exploring humanity's relationships with mass media, continues to be presented live throughout the United States and via the World Wide Web.
	www.dmoz.org /Arts/Visual_Arts/Performance_Art/Artists (1779 words)

	Artists, Performance
		From headline performances in and around Christchurch to national and international tours organised and run by themselves, the band is forging ahead, independently creatingÝa loyal fan base.
		Profile: Performing a large variety of styles from jangly alternative anthems to mainstream pop-rockers, from the near-country to the progressive.
		With band or as a solo artist his passionate performances are incomparable.
	www.musicnz.co.nz /artists.html (4652 words)

	National Performance Network
		NPN connects Artists with communities around two simple ideas - to help artists make work in their own neighborhoods, and to cross geographic and cultural divides to increase the traffic of fresh, challenging artistic work.
		It serves as the developmental rung on the ladder for emerging contemporary performing artists because it provides rare or first-time touring opportunities.
		NPN also plays a critical role for mid-career and established artists who continue to create new work and to tour on the network because it offers a wealth of opportunities at a time when support is diminishing.
	www.npnweb.org (542 words)

	MetroActive News & Issues \| Performance Artists' Guild
		He strummed and sang to draw attention to how the city's entertainment ordinance is stifling local musicians and artists and hamstringing small performance venues with an expensive and unreasonable permit policy.
		If performers use amplification, the city requires additional permits ranging from $500 to $1,100, depending on the business location and whether alcohol is sold.
		Oliver Brown believes organizing his Performance Artists' Guild is needed to protect small venues from excessive bureaucracy.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/cruz/06.16.99/music-9924.html (1483 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Visual Arts: Performance Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Artists and theorists alike are invited to take part in an international exchange via this art forum and to send in their own contributions.
		Performing Artists Management by Ellen Lawrence Weiner - Pepresents performing artists/educators in various artistic disciplines such as theater, puppetry, music and storytelling.
		Performing arts school london / the grace project - Performing arts school in London, UK.
	www.dmoz.org /Arts/Visual_Arts/Performance_Art (1159 words)

	History of Performance Studies Index Page
		The purpose of this course is to ground the graduate student in the varied performance techniques, philosophies, and conventions that have contributed to the formation of contemporary Performance Studies theory and practice.
		Readings and class discussions cover performance genres from the Greek rhapsodes and Germanic scops to contemporary performance artists and stand-up comedians.
		n lieu of a traditional research paper, the final project for this course calls for the student to research a specific performer or performance style discussed in the required readings and prepare a series of linked web pages on the performer or style's origins, social context, and influence.
	www.comm.unt.edu /histofperf/history.htm (246 words)

	Performance Artists
		Tracey Emin's "My Bed" is a finalist for Britain's coveted Turner Prize for contemporary art.
		Performances are spontaneous happenings at the Woodland Hills and Los Angeles Gym for the Mind stores.
		Chirs is famous for the Holy Virgin Mary, Lightning-rod canvas with elephant dung, exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, Summer -- Fall 1999
	www.digitalconsciousness.com /performanceartistlist.phtml (53 words)

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		It seeks to support artists who exhibit significant potential yet are not recognized as established creators by fellow artists and other arts professionals.
		The Field invites performing artists of all bends to share their vision of life and/or death in performance (and installation*) at HERE Arts Center.
		Performance artists, choreographers, theater directors, and everyone in between are welcome to participate in this festival of short works — 12 minutes or less.
	www.thefield.org (921 words)

	Art AtoZ \| Performance Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Who specialise in doing performance art pieces that are meant to enlighten about ads.
		Performers dressed in costumes inspired by pedestrian crossing signs appear in public locations for impromptu performances as well as completely choreographed works for specific locations.
		A collaborative space for artists interested in experimental music, new artistic ideas and multimedia performance art.
	www.antiquesatoz.com /artatoz/perf.htm (124 words)

	GöteborgsOperan \| Theatres Performance Biljetter Bokningar och Repertoires (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Vi tillhandahåller theatres, performance, biljetter, bokningar och repertoires.
		Artists - vänd dig till oss och bli bekant med våra tjänster inom artists.
		Performance artists culture singers dancing dancers concert concerts och repertoires.
	www.opera.se /sweden/repertoires (121 words)

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