Performance Now: Live Art for the 21st Century

Performance Now is a book that explores the development of performance by visual artists across six continents since the turn of the 21st century, highlighting how live art has become an essential vehicle for communicating ideas globally. It features illustrated profiles of the world's best-known performance artists and discusses key themes in performance art practice, including beauty, global citizenship, political activism, and the intersection with film and technology.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 30 August 2018
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Performance Now is a groundbreaking exploration of the evolution of performance art by visual artists across six continents since the turn of the 21st century. It delves into the profound transformation of live art, once a central aspect of 20th-century art, into a vital medium for global communication in the new millennium. Renowned authority RoseLee Goldberg delves into the core themes that shape performance art practice, encompassing beauty, global citizenship, political activism, and the intricate intersections with film, technology, dance, theatre, and architecture. Each chapter is accompanied by captivating illustrated profiles of renowned performance artists, accompanied by extensive captions that assess the significance of their specific works in the realm of international performance art. The book concludes with an extensive reference section, making it an invaluable resource for artists, art students, historians, as well as avant-garde theatre and film enthusiasts. Through its visually captivating and intellectually stimulating approach, Performance Now offers a comprehensive overview of this diverse and dynamic art form, serving as a definitive reference for anyone seeking to understand and appreciate the world of performance art.

Weight: 1680g
Dimension: 281 x 236 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780500021255