Some demonstrations to introduce the art of performance

The article discusses some notions related to performances parting from examples, some well-known to the specialized audience, with the intention to introduce questions around performance art, presenting some celebrated performance work. Assuming that performance art is not yet a familiar topic for...

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Main Authors: Carina Sehn, Paola Zordan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Goiás 2016-12-01
Series:Visualidades
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.ufg.br/VISUAL/article/view/38552
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Summary:The article discusses some notions related to performances parting from examples, some well-known to the specialized audience, with the intention to introduce questions around performance art, presenting some celebrated performance work. Assuming that performance art is not yet a familiar topic for most of the people, a brief history of its origins is showed. The intention is to show how this art is constituted, its connections with body’s intensities and why performances are “live art” and are not considered simply representation.
ISSN:1679-6748
2317-6784