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5 hours ago

How SHL0MS Turned a Monet Water Lilies Painting Into Viral Performance Art by Calling It AI How SHL0MS Turned a Monet Water Lilies Painting Into Viral Performance Art by Calling It AI

I posted an image of a Monet Water Lilies painting, said I generated it using AI, and asked the audience to explain why it was inferior to a "real" Monet. Thousands of people did, which then spawned a fairly dense series of recursively unfurling layers of discourse. I consider the entire saga to be a part of my pseudonymous social media-based performance art practice. It went extremely viral. I'm not really sure how to describe the scale.
Arts
#feminist-art
fromHyperallergic
10 hours ago

Palate Cleansers at Frieze NY

Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia, who visited Frieze New York last week, likens visiting the behemoth fair to "scarfing down an assembly-line chopped salad in a drab Sweetgreen." Still, she encountered several works that pulled her out of the white-cube monotony and into worlds of lush canopies, diaphanous portraiture, and ancestral gardens.
Arts
Graphic design
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Surfers say, that board is so sick!' The French artist redesigning the surfboard like you've never seen before

Lucas Lecacheur creates unconventional surfboards and skateboards that break norms while remaining functional, blending performance energy with lifelong surfing experimentation.
#venice-biennale
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fromArtforum
3 days ago

Venice Biennale 2026: Disneyland on the Lagoon

The Biennale functions like Disneyland, offering feel-good internationalism while allowing nations to appear represented without serving political interests.
Berlin music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

What not to miss at the 2026 Venice Biennale

A postapocalyptic pavilion combined nudity, performance, and urine purification, while other Biennale works used historical spaces and provoked controversy.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 days ago

Frieze New York Diary: celeb sightings and a swag-filled party

There were famous faces at Frieze New York's VIP preview on Wednesday. These included the CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper browsing the aisles, no doubt hoping to add to his burgeoning contemporary art collection. Other stars in attendance were the artist and REM singer Michael Stipe-who graced the cover of New York magazine's Look Book -and the art-fair veteran Leonardo DiCaprio. We are told Leo was holding hands with his mother (bless), with the art adviser Ralph DeLuca by his side. Fellow actor (and visual artist) Sharon Stone also made an appearance, while our spies also spotted Julia Fox at the Shed.
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#contemporary-art
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fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Did the MFA's nude performance push boundaries or go too far?

Xandra Ibarra's 'Nude Laughing' performance at the MFA challenges perceptions of the nude in art, provoking strong reactions and discussions about race and gender.
NYC music
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

Billboards celebrating peace will arrive in L.A. as part of the Broad's Yoko Ono exhibit

Yoko Ono will install peace-themed digital billboards and revive performance works in Los Angeles alongside music and concert programming.
Berlin music
fromArtforum
5 days ago

Bringing the Bodies: Florentina Holzinger Corrupts the Female Nude

Bodily training in TANZ shifts from enforcing historical ballet posture to guiding explicit self-touch, exposing contradictions of authority, pleasure, pain, and history.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
5 days ago

Remembering Bruno Bischofberger, Manuela Hoelterhoff, and Steven Durland

A Swiss art dealer, critic, and performance-art champion helped shape modern art in Switzerland by promoting major American and Neo-Expressionist artists.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
6 days ago

Maia Chao Performs the Museum

Museums shape spectator behavior through choreography, maintenance labor, and professional expectations, and Maia Chao uses performance and institutional critique to reveal and re-train participation.
Writing
fromPortland Mercury
1 week ago

Jibz Cameron Becomes Dynasty Handbag - Portland Mercury

Dynasty Handbag (Jibz Cameron) defies genre classification, creating hybrid performance art blending comedy, music, and conceptual work that resists traditional artistic boundaries.
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Steven Durland, Champion of Performance Art, Dies at 75

Durland is best known for his work as editor of High Performance magazine, founded by Burnham in 1978, from 1986 to '94. During its nearly 20-year run, the publication featured thousands of artists including Nancy Buchanan, Carolee Schneemann, Paul McCarthy, Suzanne Lacy, and the recently deceased Ulysses Jenkins.
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fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Rosy Simas on Creating a Space for Peace in Minneapolis

Rosy Simas's exhibition at the Walker Art Center invites contemplation and honors her heritage through sensory installations.
fromArtnet News
1 week ago

Kiss and Tell! In Venice, Nude Tino Sehgal Work Is Talk of the Town | Artnet News

Inside, exposed brick walls feature sparsely installed trophy works by top contemporary stars like Ed Ruscha, Christopher Wool, and Jenny Saville, as well as hot emerging artists Joseph Yaeger and Sang Woo Kim.
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Berlin
fromBerlin Art Link
1 week ago

Report from Gallery Weekend 2026 in Kreuzberg | Berlin Art Link

Gallery Weekend offers a vibrant exploration of contemporary art, showcasing diverse performances and exhibitions despite challenges in attendance.
#marina-abramovic
Berlin music
fromBerlin Art Link
2 weeks ago

Marina Abramovic at Gropius Bau | Berlin Art Link

Berlin hosts a major exhibition by Marina Abramović, focusing on sexual energy, rituals, and the Balkans, featuring live performances and provocative installations.
Berlin music
fromBerlin Art Link
2 weeks ago

Marina Abramovic at Gropius Bau | Berlin Art Link

Berlin hosts a major exhibition by Marina Abramović, focusing on sexual energy, rituals, and the Balkans, featuring live performances and provocative installations.
Arts
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 weeks ago

Met Gala guests from Beyonce to Nicole Kidman set to flaunt fashion as art

The Met Gala's dress code this year emphasizes the relationship between fashion and art, encouraging guests to express this connection creatively.
fromwww.london-unattached.com
2 weeks ago

Still Pointless: BalletBoyz at 25

A high quality dance company that doesn't take itself too seriously, but takes the art seriously. We try and package our performances so that there's something for everybody, that will make you laugh, make you think, and will create some sort of emotional response.
London music
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Unnatural Harmony: Sounds of Lee Alexander McQueen review MOR tribute to a fashion maverick

The show combines classical music with diverse performances, created by McQueen's musical director, but lacks a direct connection to Alexander McQueen's designs.
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

SF Int'l Arts Fest Presents 'Impasse' by Mufutau Yusuf

Impasse is a powerful, driving, high-speed performance with a set and props that reference African immigration, confronting the biased narratives etched onto Black bodies throughout history.
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Arts
fromColossal
2 weeks ago

Lina Lapelyte Fills Hamburger Bahnhof with 400,000 Wood Blocks for Communal Building

Lina Lapelytė's installation 'We Make Years Out of Hours' invites public participation in creating structures from wooden cubes, emphasizing collective making.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

The Box LA, Beloved Risk-Taking Art Space, Closes After 19 Years

The Box LA, a pioneering experimental art gallery, is closing after 19 years of supporting unconventional art forms and performance.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

The Mysterious Life of Fluxus Dame Alison Knowles

Alison Knowles transformed everyday actions into art, yet her personal life remains largely unexplored despite her significant contributions to the Fluxus movement.
from48 hills
2 weeks ago

Beyond Butoh: inkBoat's 'Clouds from a Crumbling Giant' reaches past genres - 48 hills

I say I'm a dancer, or a physical theater person, or doing performing arts. It gives them a very general framework. Even if I say dancer, they immediately think ballet dancer or contemporary modern dancer.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 weeks ago

Army of Salma Zahore at Vancouver Fashion Week - KALTBLUT Magazine

Salma is not a character in a traditional sense but an evolving body, a presence that mutates through clothing, gesture, and performance. For this runway, Salma multiplied. Twelve bodies carried the same conceptual DNA, while each looked expressed a different emotional and physical state of the same being.
Fashion & style
fromHyperallergic
3 weeks ago

Giant Buddha Lands in New York

Artist Xandra Ibarra's nude performance at MFA Boston sparks conversations about consent, viewer etiquette, art history, and the human body, challenging societal norms.
Arts
fromwww.london-unattached.com
3 weeks ago

Louise Lecavalier, Danses Vagabondes

Danses Vagabondes is a 70-minute performance characterized by high-energy movements, with Lecavalier's arms and hands creating intricate figures against a vibrant, changing backdrop.
Berlin music
#ballet
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from48 hills
3 weeks ago

Joffrey Ballet plunged into bizarre and wondrous 'Midsummer's Night Dream' - 48 hills

The Joffrey Ballet's Midsummer Night's Dream features innovative choreography, a unique score, and exceptional dancers, creating a vibrant and unconventional performance.
Berlin music
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Guarding beauty: The living legacy of ballet at YAGP | amNewYork

Ballet's preservation is essential, showcasing a continuum of history and future through disciplined performances that transcend mere movement.
Berlin music
from48 hills
3 weeks ago

Joffrey Ballet plunged into bizarre and wondrous 'Midsummer's Night Dream' - 48 hills

The Joffrey Ballet's Midsummer Night's Dream features innovative choreography, a unique score, and exceptional dancers, creating a vibrant and unconventional performance.
Berlin music
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Guarding beauty: The living legacy of ballet at YAGP | amNewYork

Ballet's preservation is essential, showcasing a continuum of history and future through disciplined performances that transcend mere movement.
#fashion
Fashion & style
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Lily Allen's revenge', Harry Styles' Dorothy and Debbie Harry's T-shirt 20 onstage dresses ranked!

PJ Harvey and Lily Allen use fashion as a form of artistic expression and personal narrative in their performances.
Berlin
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 month ago

Blood Flower Bloom: A Stunning Exploration of Resilience and Beauty in the Heart of Winter - KALTBLUT Magazine

The film 'Blood Flower Bloom' showcases the intersection of performance, fashion, and visual storytelling in a winter landscape.
fromHyperallergic
3 weeks ago

Nude Performance at MFA Boston Confronts One of Art's Oldest Tropes

Ibarra's performance shattered the historical designation of the nude woman as beautiful in art but vulgar in the flesh, challenging societal norms.
Arts
Writing
fromArtforum
3 weeks ago

Language as Demolition Tool: Selma Selman's Letters to Omer

Selma Selman's performance uses letters to address themes of violence, patriarchy, and the need for communication with an absent figure named Omer.
#drag-queen
fromsfist.com
3 weeks ago
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SF Drag Queen Katya Smirnoff-Skyy Launches New Career as Realtor, In Full Drag

Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, a drag queen, is successfully using her persona to market real estate on social media in San Francisco.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
London music

If I didn't have dwarfism, I'd probably be quite normcore': Midgitte Bardot on sex, drag and street harassment

Tamm Reynolds, a non-binary trans drag queen with dwarfism, is a unique performance artist known for their bold and provocative acts.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

If I didn't have dwarfism, I'd probably be quite normcore': Midgitte Bardot on sex, drag and street harassment

Tamm Reynolds, a non-binary trans drag queen with dwarfism, is a unique performance artist known for their bold and provocative acts.
Writing
fromAnOther
3 weeks ago

Miles Greenberg: "It's Hard to Ignore the Body's Particular Poetry"

Ancestral connections influence physical expression and artistic creation, particularly through Vodun's rituals and beliefs.
Music production
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

Why Justin Bieber Played YouTube Onstage for Thousands of People

Justin Bieber's Coachella performance confronted generational alienation, blending nostalgia with digital culture, provoking complex feelings about time and online identity.
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

How Do Museums Care for Unconventional Acquisitions?

Knowles's performances, such as Make a Salad and Identical Lunch, showcased her unique approach to art through food, engaging audiences in the experience of preparation and consumption.
Arts
London music
fromVulture
1 month ago

This David Byrne Performance Is Too Good Not to Write About

David Byrne's performance of 'Life During Wartime' at Coachella showcases his artistic evolution and relevance of the song's themes.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

He was up for state teacher of the year. Then a right-wing outlet shared his BDSM photos. - LGBTQ Nation

Photos from the pageant showed Rosengren dressed in a cowboy hat, buttoned shirt, and jeans, holding a sign that read, 'It's feeding time on the farm. Cowboy Tommy is feeding the six piglets & bull.'
LGBT
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

Rawya El Chab Tends to the Wounds of Lebanon's Civil War

Rawya El Chab's performance series 'Crossing the Water' reflects on life under military occupation in Lebanon post-1982 Israeli invasion.
NYC LGBT
fromAnOther
1 month ago

The Scandalous "Naked Ballerina" That Inspired Florentina Holzinger

Trixie Cordua challenged ballet norms, embracing sexuality and unconventional life choices, while Florentina Holzinger confronts classical ballet and body manipulation in her art.
Humor
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Legendary filmmaker John Waters throws lewd 80th birthday bash in Berkeley

John Waters celebrates his 80th birthday with a one-man show reflecting on life, culture, and his unique worldview.
NYC music
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

The Best and Worst of Coachella 2026

Addison Rae's Coachella performance exemplifies the evolving visual language of live music, blending spectacle with commentary on performance and audience engagement.
#agosto-machado
NYC LGBT
fromArtforum
1 month ago

Agosto Machado, Whose Shrines Immortalized a Lost NYC Underground, Is Dead

Agosto Machado, a performance artist and activist, died on March 21, known for his shrines honoring those lost to the AIDS crisis.
NYC LGBT
fromArtforum
1 month ago

Agosto Machado, Whose Shrines Immortalized a Lost NYC Underground, Is Dead

Agosto Machado, a performance artist and activist, died on March 21, known for his shrines honoring those lost to the AIDS crisis.
Dining
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Joanne's Trattoria: An Italian Feast with a side of glamour

Joanne's Trattoria Drag embodies fearless expression, blending lineage, rebellion, and invention, making drag a vital part of modern culture.
fromAnOther
1 month ago

Young-jun Tak's Eyes Are Always on the Audience

"It's bizarre to watch people in this way - even in gay cruising areas you wouldn't stare at other bodies this intensely. Now, whenever I go to a concert, especially at the Berliner Philharmonie with its encircling seating, my gaze hovers over the audience as well as the stage."
Berlin
Humor
fromInterview Magazine
1 month ago

How Mackenzie Thomas's Tweets Made a Sold-Out Theater Cry

Mackenzie Thomas's performance art blends personal storytelling with digital media, evoking deep emotional responses from the audience.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

The Museum Breathing Life Into New York's Downtown Performance Scene

The Leslie-Lohman Museum connects art with the needs of the queer community amidst political challenges.
#club-cumming
NYC LGBT
fromAol
1 month ago

Cunning Stunt Takes Manhattan: Introducing Club Cumming's Breakout Drag King

Club Cumming is a unique, inclusive space for drag kings, fostering a family environment and visibility in Manhattan's nightlife.
NYC LGBT
fromAol
1 month ago

Cunning Stunt Takes Manhattan: Introducing Club Cumming's Breakout Drag King

Club Cumming is a unique, inclusive space for drag kings, fostering a family-like environment and visibility for the art form in Manhattan.
NYC LGBT
fromAol
1 month ago

Cunning Stunt Takes Manhattan: Introducing Club Cumming's Breakout Drag King

Club Cumming is a unique, inclusive space for drag kings, fostering a family environment and visibility in Manhattan's nightlife.
NYC LGBT
fromAol
1 month ago

Cunning Stunt Takes Manhattan: Introducing Club Cumming's Breakout Drag King

Club Cumming is a unique, inclusive space for drag kings, fostering a family-like environment and visibility for the art form in Manhattan.
Berlin music
fromAnOther
1 month ago

This Performance Artwork Wants Us to "Feel Things Differently"

Performance reveals and conceals aspects of ourselves, exploring control and longing through song and dance.
Arts
fromMission Local
1 month ago

Blood, mud and a cobweb create ache of heartbreak at Asian Art Museum

Chiharu Shiota's exhibition explores themes of personal loss and connection through intricate art pieces made from blood, mud, and yarn.
Arts
fromArtnet News
1 month ago

Performance Artist Crackhead Barney Moves From the Streets to the Stage: 'Art Should Be Going Insane'

Crackhead Barney is a performance artist known for her viral heckling of protestors and celebrities, significantly impacting NYC's political landscape.
Vue
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Pixels and paintings: video games return to the V&A

Live coding and interactive games create a unique blend of performance art and audience engagement at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
NYC music
fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Big Ears 2026 Day 1 & 2: David Byrne, Dirty Three, John Zorn, Tunde Adebimpe, Arthur Russell tribute more

Big Ears festival features highly anticipated performances even in early slots, attracting large audiences and offering diverse musical experiences throughout the day.
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

Art Movements: A Canceled Biennale Show Finds a New Home

Gabrielle Goliath will independently present three new suites of her performance project Elegy, which mourns victims of Israel's genocide in Gaza, during the forthcoming 61st Venice Biennale after her eponymous proposal for the South African Pavilion was notoriously axed.
Arts
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

Remembering Calvin Tompkins, Rhoda Roberts, and Agosto Machado

Calvin Tomkins, a prominent art writer, passed away, leaving a legacy of influential profiles and contributions to contemporary art.
Humor
fromBerlin Art Link
1 month ago

Review of 'Finite Jest' at Sophiensaele | Berlin Art Link

Performance of sincerity in comedy can be more offensive than insincerity when confronting death.
Film
from48 hills
1 month ago

Here are the real best movies of 2025 - 48 hills

Peter Vack's www.RachelOrmont.com is a mind-melting film that critiques internet culture and is considered a masterpiece of the decade.
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

Google Sheets as performance art: Liang-Jung Chen on painstakingly documenting the UK citizenship process

Using a similar, bespoke screen recording just for Nicer Tuesdays, Liang-Jung breaks down each part of the project, from every penny spent to the vlogs that inspired their self-surveillance as performance art.
Arts
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Senor Babyhead

In one hour of drag, clown, and desperation, Señor Babyhead presents his Día de Muertos Especial. It's a journey across the Sonoran Desert in which Babyhead encounters artifacts, mirages, and spirits. Who is Señor Babyhead? Only Mexico's most (washed up) famous sitcom star, desperate to stay relevant and avoid becoming an artifact, himself.
SOMA, SF
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fromBerlin Art Link
2 months ago

An Interview with William Joys | Berlin Art Link

Theater exposes hidden power dynamics through the body's presence, with artist William Joys exploring these relations through 'The Actress' character who transgresses social hierarchies and blurs distinctions between subject and object.
#flash-theater
Humor
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF

EXIT Theatre hosts free monthly flash theater events where writers create 30-minute monologues performed immediately by crowd-cast actors.
Humor
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF

EXIT Theatre hosts free monthly flash theater events where writers create 30-minute monologues performed immediately by crowd-cast actors.
Humor
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF

EXIT Theatre hosts free monthly flash theater events where writers create 30-minute monologues performed immediately by crowd-cast actors.
Humor
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Saturday Write Fever: Insta-Plays Written & Performed | SF

EXIT Theatre hosts free monthly flash theater events where writers create 30-minute monologues performed immediately by crowd-cast actors.
fromBOOOOOOOM!
2 months ago

"Beyond the Gallop" by Photographer Philipp Treudt

"Beyond the Gallop" is a project that sheds light on an activity that exists at the intersection of sport, art, and community. Originating in Finland, hobby horsing has grown rapidly in recent years, particularly among young women. However, despite its popularity, participants are often misunderstood, with some facing ridicule and social stigma.
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fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Tehching Hsieh-an "Artist Without Art"

Tehching Hsieh conducted yearlong endurance performances including solitary confinement, time-clock punching, street living, and tethering to another artist, establishing himself in New York's avant-garde art world.
fromArtforum
2 months ago

CARNAL KNOWLEDGE

Finally, all the consciousness I had left was in the center of my head. It was like a little light, and finally it went click. . . . And what I saw with this was my body lashed to the wall, about ten feet away.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The smell wasn't healthy': the artist who wore 24 nappies to highlight sewage pollution and fell ill

mennell's work smears the personal and political across their body. The Thames performance is the finale of a project called (para)site, made in response to revelations of sewage discharge in our waterways and a reaction to the way benefit claimants are labelled a drain on society. OK, mennell thought, I'm going to be the parasite.
Arts
Berlin music
fromwww.kaltblut-magazine.com
2 months ago

MYL BERLIN Fall/Winter 2026/27 Broken Enough?

MYL BERLIN becomes the sole German fashion house at London Fashion Week, streaming live from Berlin while championing radical inclusivity and decentralizing traditional fashion capitals.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 months ago

How Tino Sehgal Turned a Street in Mexico Into a Living Artwork

Tino Sehgal's performance art transforms viewer perception through human interaction and collective experience, creating powerful moments that fundamentally change how audiences understand art.
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

V.V. Variety Show

The VV Variety Show on February 27, 2026 features Bay Area artists performing 15-minute acts in dance, comedy, music, and spoken word, with early bird tickets available at $3 off using code earlybird5 through February 22nd.
Brooklyn
fromTime Out New York
2 months ago

See exclusive photos from Petite Rouge, the sexy new fairy-tale pageant burlesque show now playing in Brooklyn

Company XIV's Petite Rouge transforms Little Red Riding Hood into an adult burlesque spectacle combining baroque dance, circus acts, and elaborate costumes.
Humor
fromVulture
2 months ago

'He Is Basically the Goop That's Inside a Lava Lamp'

Comedian Chris Fleming delivers hyperspecific, manic observational comedy wrapped in performance-art strangeness, creating absurdist humor through elaborate tangential narratives and surreal character dissections.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 months ago

Bearing the weight of the world: Amanda Ross-Ho rolls out a new performance at Frieze Los Angeles

A repeated gesture is a way of making something gigantic. When Art Production Fund approached her to imagine a work for the three-acre turf field at the Santa Monica airport during Frieze, her mind went to performance. To activate the synthetic green space, she realised she needed to create something that engaged both the physical conditions of the site and the temporary context of the fair.
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