Performance

SEE // James Franco Presents BIRD SHIT at MoMA PS1
John Morrow |
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The king of the multi-hyphenate, James Franco, is presenting a new performance piece at MoMA PS1 on April 7.

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SEE // Nick Cave's Horses Gallop Through Grand Central
John Morrow |
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As if Grand Central Terminal weren’t crowded enough, artist Nick Cave (not the singer) is adding a fanciful new group to the multitude.

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SEE // Draw on the Guggenheim's Walls
Sola Agustsson |
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Japanese art collective Gutai freed the medium of expression from the confines of the gallery.

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SEE // Nick Cave Brings a Herd of Colorful, Dancing Horses to Grand Central
Jarrett Moran |
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This might be the most stunning Grand Central art installation to date.

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SEE // Liberating Mona Lisa // Andrea Mary Marshall
Jarrett Moran |
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The Mona Lisa in a transparent dress and cat eye sunglasses.

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KNOW // Theater, Performance Art, or Installation? // Sleep No More
Sola Agustsson |
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More than being an Absinthe-clouded, eerie-but-enjoyable dream sequence, Sleep No More is a constantly evolving art piece, different for each night and each person.

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SEE // Join Improv Everywhere and the Guggenheim for an Auditory Adventure in the Bronx
Jarrett Moran |

When the Guggenheim takes its programming out to the streets, subways, and parks of New York City, they call on beloved prank collective Improv Everywhere.

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Teaching the Art of Smell on a Tour of Flushing
Amanda Ryan |
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Non-profit Elastic City conducts artist walks and more recently, “ways,” where participants learn to engage with each other to create poetic moments.

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Russian Feminist Group Pussy Riot on Trial
Spencer Nelson |
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The ten-member band are on trial for staging a “punk prayer” in Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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A Play That Loops Continuously Inside a Fully-Functional House
Tiffany Jow |
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Actors will use a fully functional, furnished ranch house as their stage to perform a ninety-minute long script on loop for eight hours each day.

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On Stage and in the Limelight at SFMOMA
Zach Bell |
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The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art brings together three decades worth of visual art inspired by and commenting on performance and theatricality.

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Tate Modern Unveils a Space for Live Art
Tiffany Jow |

What’s the best structure to house performance art? Oil tanks, of course.

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