#performanceartfestival

[francescafini]

🇺🇸 Miss America & the Paperwall * performance and living installation by Francesca Fini | 2019, Macro Contemporary Art Museum, Rome. Exploring and dismantling the wall through acrion drawing and robotics. 💙 #performanceart #performancearts #performanceartist #performanceartfestival #performanceartistique #performanceartstudies #performanceartexhibition #installation #art #contemporaryart #artwork #artist #design #museum #drawing #artinstallation #photography #contemporaryartists #actiondrawing #expressionist #robotics #maker #roboticart #robotica #robotart #americanflag #america #redwhiteandblue #wall (presso MACRO - Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ZDkqCjq7w/?igshid=1va93jx7skcu9

[ouhnnirachiduniverse]

Some memories from Ch[a]rita / السيس, from 4th to 16th May 2018, at 18, derb el ferrane and other locations in Marrakech. An art work by Ouhnni Rachid,called "Floating ships # 3" #marrakechartistes #cotemporaryartspace #contemporaryartartist #artcontem #installationartgallery #performanceartfestival #ouhnnirachid #inspiratif #portraitpage (at 18, derb el ferrane) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV8VA3ZolfV/?utm_medium=tumblr

[performancereihe]

Gespräch Maricruz Peñaloza PERFORMANCE REIHE NEU-OERLIKON Die Erfahrung von 10 Jahren Performance in Zürich. Maricruz Peñaloza (Mexiko-Schweiz) mit @ariadnaisisperez - künstlerische Leitung von Corpórea. Performance Festival in Zacatecas, Mexiko. https://www.facebook.com/festivalcorporea/ https://www.facebook.com/festivalcorporea/videos/980136652409020/ - - - #performance #performanceart #online #performanceartfestival #talkaboutart #talkaboutperformance #züri #zürich #mexiko #zacatecas #corporeafestival #maricruzpeñaloza (at Oerliker Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEU2fqwlr4S/?igshid=cj4h6x5om6rp

[spikow]

Perform-A-Thon 2019 was PIQUE Exerpience Art Space’s (@pique.gallery) 35 artists in 24 hrs festival, during the @cincyCAC’s This Time Tmrw international performance art festival. This event was one of the most important things I’ve ever been a part of and I am SO proud to have helped put it together. Honestly - an event like that was what I dreamed about when we were thinking about opening PIQUE. All of the artists that contributed will brilliant and really showcased the blossoming performance art scene in Cincinnati and beyond. It makes me Increibly excited to share the call for this year’s sequel event Perform-A-Rama 2020, connected to the 2nd #ThisTimeTmrw. All the footage from Perform-A-thon 2019 is now up on PIQUE’s Youtube channe https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRHBHftGQ80EQQTxT8dMMmgl. You can watch highlights from the event on the Perform-A-Rama page (where you can also find the application). https://www.piquewebsite.com/perform-a-rama-2020 Application is open until 11:13 on Jan 19th. #performanceart #performanceartfestival #performathon #piquegallery #calltoartists #artgallery #artcall #callofart #performanceapplication #pride Artists: @sydney.rains @octomatic_metamorph @sidneycherie @ahntrananhtran @Laurencsudbrink @themomentsweusedtokodak @samucort16 @jennifersimonemusic @clown.fighter @ahntrananhtran @Laurencsudbrink @themomentsweusedtokodak @samucort16 @jennifersimonemusic @clown.fighter @leavesfewphotosofselfbehind @robieshots @laura.lee.13 @mspearsforkentucky @ajtsan @vogds @melissamolasses @l.a.i.n.s https://www.instagram.com/p/B6o3ra2hvMp/?igshid=ilxeko3yvdam

[klavsliepins]

Wooden Vandal 2019, Homo Novus Festival Latvia 

contact Gonzo (Osaka) in collaboration with Latvian artists Elīna Lutce, Aldis Liepiņš, Klāvs Liepiņš, Andris Eglītis To see contact Gonzo in action, is an electrifying experience. Their radical, extremely physical style that fuses contact improvisation, slapstick, parkour and martial art, is direct, almost blunt but it creates an exquisite and joyful presence that quickly transmits to audience. contact Gonzo described their approach as “philosophy of pain, technique of contact”. With humour and intelligence they turn the violent movemements of slapping, crushing, falling and hitting into a mesmerising and gloriously anarchic show.

[liveartandperformancegroup-blog]

Kelvin Atmadibrata ‘How wide the world is’

International Performance Art Festival ‘Lead’ at Headington Hill Hall, 2019

Pictures by Stu Allsopp.

Oxford Brookes University

[c-cruz]

"Cucumbers en las Mañanitas" 10min Smack Mellon for Itinerant Performance Art Festival New York City, New York 2018 My work is often called a form of activism because some of my performances share Mexican customs. While Mexican history causes resentment within the United States, I share my Mexican heritage now for fear it will be outlawed in the future. For instance, in the state of Arizona, Mexican History is banned in schools. In my performance, “Cucumbers en las Mañanitas” I share how to prepare a simple Mexican snack: peeled and diced cucumbers, with lemon, salt and cayenne pepper. But I don’t have a prep table! So this performance takes the form of relational aesthetics by inviting audience members to hold my ingredients and tools. “Cucumbers en las Mañanitas” begins by my entrance, holding a large paper bag. I look around the room to each person to create a sense of community and warmth. I pick a random clothing item, such as blue jeans, to decide who I will interact directly with in this performance. I take out a lemon and ask the first person wearing blue jeans if they can please help me by holding the lemon. They agreed. I take out a lemon squeezer and ask a second person who is wearing blue jeans if they can hold my tool. They agreed. I move across the room and continue to ask nicely for help holding each item in my bag. Once my bag is empty, I begin to prep my snack without a table. While I walk around the room to prep this snack, I fill the silence by singing the traditional Mexican birthday song, “Las Mananitas”. I create a metaphorical gesture by singing with an ear of corn in my mouth. This is a symbol that represents Mexican history being censored. Corn is an important vegetable to Mexican culture and here it functions as a mouth gag. Another layer to this performance is that I am pregnant, with my belly exposed. After singing “Las Mananitas” a couple of times all while peeling, cutting, seasoning two large cucumbers into a plastic cup, I walk around and each person takes a slice. While I walk around sharing the snack I explain to the viewers how my baby can now hear my voice inside my womb. And how I’m getting an early start on sharing Mexican customs with this song today. I thank them and leave. image by: Hector Canonge

[robinshakya]

Kathamandu international performance art festival ! performance by indian artist #rabinshakyaphotography #nikon #nikonphoto #nikonasia #art #artist #visualart #visualartist #visualcollective #contemporaryphotography #contemporary #contemporaryartists #performance #performanceart #nepal #nepali #nepaliphotographer #fineartphotography #fineart #sigmaart #artphotography #naturallight #nepaliartist #nepaliartsciene #nepalnow #nepalgram #internationalart #performanceartfestival #conceptualphotography #bodyasart (at The Taragaon Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4hqXntFWfX/?igshid=33qauwmot1xe

[performancearthouston]

On Performance Art and Leading Experimental Action

An Interview with Julia Claire Wallace by Michael McFadden 

This interview originally appeared in the Monthly Newsletter of the University of Houston’s Arts Leadership Alumni and Student Association in April 2017.

Michael McFadden is a Houston-based writer and arts administrator. He earned a BA in Political Science from the University of Texas at San Antonio and an MA in Arts Leadership from the University of Houston. His writing has been published in Arts+Culture Texas, Free Press Houston, Houstonia, and Suplex Voice. He is a former member of the Houston and Chicago-based curatorial collaborative Suplex and has aided in the presentation of works by numerous artists and curators. Read Michael’s writings and learn more about him at his website - www.pugintheair.com

Michael McFadden, MAAL (Masters of Arts in Arts Leadership) alumni, catches up with Julia Wallace, a student currently in the MAAL program about her recent experience organizing Experimental Action (and her views on performance art, in general). Michael McFadden (MM): Something I've noticed about performance art is that it often gets lumped in as a practice within visual art. Do you feel that this is accurate, or do you feel it should be considered/contextualized outside of visual art? Julia Wallace (JW): I can't say that I have noticed the same thing. Although, my background and my journey to performance art happened through my love and study of painting. I am familiar with looking through the lens of visual art and I have a fondness for it, but I have found that many people look at performance art as a type of theater or a type of visual poetry. Those genres are a big part of the history. Sound/noise is another one. I think one of the strengths and values of Performance Art is that it constantly blurs and therefore questions/breaks/expands/re-establishes boundaries and I love that. I do highly recommend that it should be considered and contextualized outside of visual arts, although I think that context can bring some valuable insights, but it is limiting and inaccurate to constrain it by that frame. I like looking at Performance Art in the context of life and living, I think that has been the most insightful for me. MM: What was it that led you from painting to performance? JW: At the time I was painting portraits of people I knew based off of photos that they used to represent themselves. The process of recreating an image of people with the paint; filtering their image through my body, my recreation limited by my perception and ability, based off of one image they chose to show became this incredibly transformative process. Each portrait was an experience that altered my perception and connection to the subject, forever impacting my relationship with these people-- and with all people. I gained a deeper understanding of the way we perceive each other and the distance, filters and obstacles that exist between one another. Creating a transformative experience for myself and for others became infinitely more interesting to me than any object that was created in the process. Elia Arce was teaching performance art at UH at that time and she and her classes had a huge influence on my journey. I took every performance art-related class offered during the remainder of my studies. MM: Can you elaborate on the idea of performance art being a transformative experience? You mentioned that with your painting series there was a process of each piece impacting your own perception. How does this shape your performances, your practice? How might you translate/present the experience to your audience? JW: Henry Miller says that, "Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring, through obeying the blind urge." This quote captures the spirit of evolution and growth that are the heart of my own personal passion for performance art. There are many ways of utilizing the medium, and many understandings of how it should be done. I will speak to my own. I see and interact with the world as something evolving. It slowly, beautifully and sometimes painfully and violently moves towards less suffering, more joy and more ability; towards thriving. I believe that creativity can be a means of tapping into and facilitating/expediting that process. I have spent lots of my life examining my driving forces. I have learned to recognize the blind urge that Henry Miller mentions in myself, and I believe these blind urges are often an attempt of the subconscious to become conscious. Following these urges and turning them into actions performed with awareness, expands consciousness of the artist. I also believe that the world and the movement forward is something that transcends our individuality. We are connected, to each other and to the world as a whole. The individual moving forward is connected to the whole moving forward. These urges do not only serve my own movement forward, but they are part of a movement as a whole. As above, so below. I do not create art as a clear message I am trying to convey. I am not a preacher. In my artwork. Through my art, I change. Through changing I lead, inspire and naturally facilitate change for the whole- sometimes more directly and sometimes indirectly. My artwork is so varied I cannot give you a clear formula of what this looks like, but these ideas and intentions are woven through all my work as well as through the way I choose live my life. MM: When you organized Experimental Action (with your entire team, of course), you filled a gap in Houston and highlighted local, regional, national, and international artists that really showed what you just stated about how varied Performance Art can be. Shifting this interview from artist to admin, what did you learn from the process? JW: First of all, in case anyone is curious about the varied views of performance art, I have comprised a collection of some of the best explanations available online here. I learned so many things and yes, I worked with an amazing team (a big shout out to Jana Whatley, Evan McCarley and Jonatan Lopez!). The lesson that stands out the most is how important to do things with integrity. This festival was wonderful on so many levels but it was tumultuous in that there were many surprises. When unexpected controversy or drama arose, it saved me lots of grief to be grounded in my own integrity. Any mistakes I made were easy to admit and I could take the lessons gratefully and gracefully and any controversial decisions that I made were easy to stand behind because I truly believed in my personal stance. This festival was also an incredible affirmation towards taking a risk for great rewards. I am a very careful and safe person, and I never would have taken the financial risk of this festival if I would have realized at the onset how small the budget would end up being. By the time I realized that no ships were coming in, there was no going back. Yet we managed to be successful without a financial situation that ensured that safety. I never would have believed we could accomplish what we did with what we ended up having (many thanks to the generous volunteers and artists!). I feel inspired to have more faith and take more *but still careful* risks. I also am really glad to have lots more time and education to plan and prepare financially for the next festival! I also learned how important and incredible it is to make love and respect the basis of your team's relationship. As often happens when people are doing a huge project (that they aren't getting paid for), we had a few emotionally turbulent moments, but we got through the festival with an underlying deep love and respect for each other. That makes this kind of experience even more valuable than just the art experience that is produced. More information can be found at: www.experimentalaction.com MM: To wrap up, how could the others from our program learn more about the Performance Art scene in Houston? And what other projects do you have in the works? JW: Check out my website and check out the blog to see information about past performance art in Houston and then like my page on Facebook at to hear about upcoming performance art shows and events. I am still recovering from the big festival but there will be a performance art night coming up in the future, and they are always an adventure as well as a great chance to get a taste of performance art. If you are interested you can even propose your own piece and try some performance art creation yourself, just reach out and let me know your idea! I love when someone shares their first piece, and the community is incredibly encouraging to new performers. You can also keep an eye out for new curated performance art shows on my Performance Art Houston Instagram @performancearthouston on Instagram. That project is also taking a little break, but I will be announcing a new show when I can and it will be worth the wait. I work with talented curators who have do a wonderful job collecting performance artists from all over the world. I encourage you to look back and explore the varied and insightful explorations of the Instagram platform through some innovative performance art.

(Performances from Experimental Action 2017, Pictured from Left to Right: Vincent Tiley, Miao Jiaxin and Eric Thayer, Photos by Rebecca Botello) 

[francescafini]

🇺🇸 Miss America & the Paperwall * performance and living installation by Francesca Fini | 2019, Macro Contemporary Art Museum, Rome. Exploring and dismantling the wall through acrion drawing and robotics. 💙 #performanceart #performancearts #performanceartist #performanceartfestival #performanceartistique #performanceartstudies #performanceartexhibition #installation #art #contemporaryart #artwork #artist #design #museum #drawing #artinstallation #photography #contemporaryartists #actiondrawing #expressionist #robotics #maker #roboticart #robotica #robotart #americanflag #america #redwhiteandblue #wall (presso MACRO - Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ZKjcTD9wZ/?igshid=13mbl4qjo54st

[dimancherouge]

Dimanche Rouge Estonia-Finland-France EMMA Museum Thanks to all who cme out and supported #DREFF2013 #dimancherouge #performaceart #performanceartfestival #liveart #thankyou

[performancereihe]

11. PERFORMANCE REIHE NEU-OERLIKON Corona Special Edition. • • • Performances with: • Anna Graber. Café des Visions • Anne-Lise Tacheron • Britta Liv Müller • Claudia Grimm • Doris Steinbichler • Francisco Brives •Julia Weber • Liliana Torres • Michael Blättler • Parvez • Ursula Scherrer • Curators Talk with Francisco Brives and Néstor Prieto, directors of Arthouse Madrid. - - - -#artcooking by @lilian_frei - #performanceart #performancekunst #performancearte #performanceartfestival #performance_art #performancekunstimöffentlichenraum #zürinord #zürich #zurich #oerlikon #kreis11 #coronaspecial #madrid #wien @steinbichlerdoris @brittaliv @cafedesvisions @annelisetacheron @franciscobrives @nestorprietomadrid @laneomudejar @performancereihenoe #maricruzpeñaloza (at Oerliker Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDKRzK3F6za/?igshid=4w6zenf0rgid

[liveartandperformancegroup-blog]

Hugh Pryor ‘Light Lead’

‘Lead’ Performance art festival at Headington Hill Hall, Oxford. 2019

Pictures by Stu Allsopp.

Oxford, United Kingdom.

Artist website https://www.hughpryor.co.uk

[performancereihe]

11. PERFORMANCE REIHE NEU-OERLIKON Corona Special Edition. • • • Performances with: • Anna Graber. Café des Visions • Anne-Lise Tacheron • Britta Liv Müller • Claudia Grimm • Doris Steinbichler • Francisco Brives •Julia Weber • Liliana Torres • Michael Blättler • Parvez • Ursula Scherrer • Curators Talk with Francisco Brives and Néstor Prieto, directors of Arthouse Madrid. - - - -#artcooking by @lilian_frei - #performanceart #performancekunst #performancearte #performanceartfestival #performance_art #performancekunstimöffentlichenraum #zürinord #zürich #zurich #oerlikon #kreis11 #coronaspecial #madrid #wien #maricruzpeñaloza (at Oerliker Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDKRzK3F6za/?igshid=1u8o9ypizlanh

[performancereihe]

S*A*V*E *THE* D*A*T*E * SA 29.08* 11. PERFORMANCE REIHE NEU-OERLIKON-Infos folgen! - - - - --#performancereiheneuoerlikon #performancekunst #11edtionuprnoe #kunstimöffentlichenraum #artinpublicplaces #performanceart #zürich #kreis11 #stadtzürich #oerlikon #oerlikerpark #zürinord #switzerland #postcoronavirus #infocomingsoon #iloveperformanceartists #zürinord #performanceartfestival #iloveperformanceart #savethedate (at Oerliker Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCHKTHoFxdy/?igshid=op9qgvtae2f1

[francescafini]

LE CADAVRE EXQUIS⁠ by Francesca Fini, 2017⁠ performance | living installation⁠ ⁠ #performance #performance_art #performanceart #performancearts #performanceartist #performanceartfestival #performanceartistique #performancearte #performanceartistica #performancearty #liveart #liveartist #liveartlove #liveartists #livearts #art #artist #artsy #arte #francescafini #bodyart #bodyartwork #bodyartist #bodyartists #bodyarts #painting #paintingonpaper #actionpainting💥 #actionpaintingevent #francescafini (presso Rome, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B45Cw_ajMGd/?igshid=115aqmvb16i1d