June 2012
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Berlin, The Playground for Performance
Part One of Two Interview by A.E.Zimmer Even in the course of its bruised history, few have ever reproached Berlin for a lack of dynamism. Indeed, the scope of Berlin’s iconic energy has spread like wildfire, and “Berlin” as buzzword has only grown in global art circles, as the city has left recovery mode and become a reconstituted cultural capital that’s thoroughly modern, fit with a...
Jun 29th
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Jun 26th
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The New Futurism: From Luigi Russolo to Luciano...
By Jennifer Piejko Conductor and composer Luciano Chessa brought history to life for Performa in 2009 by celebrating the 100th anniversary of Italian Futurism with his Music for 16 Futurist Noise Intoners. First designed in 1913 by avant-garde painter and musician Luigi Russolo, the 16 crates with cranks and levers were the very first analog synthesizers, and the beginning of modern music.  The...
Jun 25th
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The Revised 1988 Edition of Performance Art: From...
Jun 18th
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The Japanese Edition of Performance Art: From...
Jun 14th
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Performance: Live Art 1909 to the present, first...
Jun 8th
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The Chinese Edition of Performance Art: From...
Jun 8th
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Performing Abstraction
By Jennifer Piejko Performing Abstraction, the current exhibition at Luciana Brito Galeria in Sao Paolo, traces the performative aspects that live in abstract art, looking at the ways that artists continue to reinvent the notion of abstraction in contemporary practice. [[MORE]] These works articulate relationships across different mediums and artistic traditions, and the processes...
Jun 7th
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