Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present. Roselee Goldberg

"Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present (World of Art)" is a groundbreaking study of one of the most important artistic movements of our time. The fourth, significantly updated edition takes into account the changes that have occurred in the era of rapid development of digital technologies, when live art appears as a kind of counterbalance to the oversaturated media space. The author, the famous art critic and curator RoseLee Goldberg, considers performative art as a global phenomenon and traces its development - from the avant-garde experiments of the early 20th century to the practices of the second decade of the 21st century. The rapid growth in the number of performative works testifies to its significance for new generations of artists who join the global artistic discourse and think through issues of identity and difference. The book examines the work of artists such as Matthew Barney, Nicholas Lobo, Zhang Huan, Rashid Johnson, and many others in the context of the history of performance art — from the Futurists and Dadaists to Yves Klein, Marina Abramovic, and Lori Anderson. The book is a continuation of the series of publications "World of Art".