A History of Performance Art
about 5 months ago (12/12/2023)
A History of Performance Art | Blog | Royal Academy of Arts Pussy Riot’s protest performance Illustration by Lucinda Rogers A History of Performance Art Read more Become a Friend A History of Performance Art By Kelly Grovier Published 16 October 2023 With Marina Abramović taking over the Main Galleries at the RA, we look at some other artists who have shaped the history of performance art. Cabaret Voltaire’s artistic anarchy Illustration by Lucinda Rogers 1916 Cabaret Voltaire’s artistic anarchy According to legend, modern-day performance art was born in the backrooms of a tavern in a rundown district of Zurich, Switzerland in 1916. A pair of German poets and pioneers of the Dada movement , Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings, invited avant-garde painters and musicians, playwrights and poets to take the stage and experiment with new forms of creative expression.