#performance-art

#performance-art

...art's ability to define its own laws in the face of lawful violence in unjust systems...sending messages that can be passed on.

We were together night and day, for decades, Eva had enormous strength and discipline. Art was the highest good on Earth for her.

Manda Quevedo's exploration of deathmatch wrestling illustrates the deep connections between this vibrant community and the realms of queerness and performance art.

Cuomo's camp declined to comment on the ambush.

After years of being obsessed with making imagery, I had reached a dead end, he says. So, during the winter solstice of 1993, Broms took all of his photographs and paintings to the waterfront in Brooklyn's Williamsburg where he lived, symbolically shaving his head before setting his life's work on fire. I realised that this action was much stronger than any of the work that went up in flames, he says.

David's work always contained some combination of grace, the grotesque, strength and tenderness, reflecting his authentic voice and experiences throughout his artistic journey.

"I was writing a lot during the time she was sick, not intending to make anything, but it was just my way of processing the unknown."

The title, perhaps a nod to Scottish psychiatrist, RD Laing's 1960 classic exploration of madness, The Divided Self, is an example of a work staged in a public space.

"We're in such a small space, and it was one of those moments that we had the gift of time to just play with it a little bit to find the right balance."

David Blaine attempts to create a compelling travelogue in 'Do Not Attempt,' showcasing unique talents and stunts from locals while maintaining his extraordinary performance legacy.

Artists who chose to perform amid controversy agonized over the decision, grappling with the question: does quitting symbolize resistance, or does it represent surrender?