#duration

#duration

The preferred currency of performance art is shock, or so the greatest hits tell us. Chris Burden had his arm blasted with a .22-calibre rifle. Vito Acconci masturbated under a wooden ramp and stalked people on the streets of New York City. Carolee Schneemann thrashed around in paint, raw meat, and dead fish, and pulled a scroll out of her vagina. Marina Abramović allowed gallery goers to abuse her for six hours.

Dauer literally means 'duration' or 'length of time' and can be added to many German nouns to convey a sense of permanence.