Legendary artist Yoko Ono will be honored at this year’s Performa gala, to be held on November 1 at a decommissioned Harlem church. Known for her pioneering performance art, as well as her conceptual ...
Not that long ago, the prospect of gathering for a piece of live performance art seemed unthinkable. Yet even then, the organizers of Performa, New York’s scrappy performing arts biennial, knew this ...
Tschabalala Self, 'Sounding Board.' A Performa Commission for the Performa 2021 Biennial. Costumes designed by Tschabalala Self with UGG. From left to right: Hunter Bryant, Alexis Cofield, Cj Hart, ...
Tschabalala Self, Sounding Board, (2021) a Performa commission for the Performa 2021 Biennial; costumes designed by Tschabalala Self with UGG; from left to right: Imani Love, Cj Hart, Alexis Cofield, ...
Robin Rhode, Erwartung. Photo © Paula Court. Courtesy of Performa. Performa is one of those singular New York institutions that accurately define the intersection of ...
When Dadaism began, it was primarily a response to World War I, to depressing nationalism and audacious capitalism. Defying the falsely perceived rationality of those in power, Dada artists used ...
Getting New Yorkers to church is no mean feat, especially on the Sunday after Halloween. Last night, however, Performa managed to summon the worlds of art and fashion to St. Bartholomew’s on Park ...