Performance artist

Marina Abramovic

Ulay, Marina Abramović’s partner from 1975-1988, sits with her during her performance. This was the first time they “performed” together since The Great Wall Walk (1988), when they each walked over 1,200 miles (2,000 km) along the Great Wall of China starting at opposite ends and meeting in the middle to say their goodbye. The Museum of Modern Art, March 9, 2010 Photo by Scott Rudd

The artist has always pushed herself to the limit, letting strangers cut her and turning her breakup into a performance. But only now does she understand why

Caroline Denervaud defines herself as a “performer and plastic artist”. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1978, Caroline has since moved to Paris, where she generates work which meditates on the physicality of her body.

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Read about the work of American-Taiwanese artist Tehching Hsieh, renowned for his extremely long and difficult performance pieces.

http://youtu.be/igHnNADgSMA photo by Rick Kern Artist Beili Liu calmly sewed pieces of fabric together while sitting under hundreds of precariously

In 1974, Marina Abramovic, the 'grandmother of performance art' stood silently as audience members were allowed to do anything they they wanted to her for 6 hours. The horrifying results are more important than ever for us to revisit now in the age of Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein and the MeToo Movement.

The Believer magazine has an interview with performance artist Tehching Hsieh, who is know for works that involve extreme endurance and self-control. For Rope Piece (1983-84), for example (pictured above), he was tied …

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