Performance Art
I Went on 100 Random Online Dates for Valentine's Day
Artist Harriet Richardson wanted to create a piece of durational performance art with actual romantic potential.
meet the cam girl who makes elaborate cakes and sits on them
"Wet T-shirt contests, Nickelodeon's 'Slime Time,' a pie to the face, and a dunk tank at a fair. This is the lineage of cake sitting."
meet the cam girl who makes elaborate cakes and sits on them
"Wet T-shirt contests, Nickelodeon's 'Slime Time,' a pie to the face, and a dunk tank at a fair. This is the lineage of cake sitting."
These Drag Kings Are the Only Royalty We Acknowledge
The performers of Pecs, a British drag collective of women and non-binary people, are proof that it feels good to be king.
Ly Hoang Ly Is a Vietnamese Artist Reimagining Immigration
From performances to sculptures, all of her pieces are linked together to tell the ebb and flow of immigration.
Virgen María Wants to Bless You with Techno, Spirituality and Sex
We met up with the Madrid-based artist and producer to find out about her upcoming EP—and to hear why she almost always performs naked.
I Tie People in Knots For Erotic Theater
Gestalta is a performance artist specializing in shibari, the Japanese art of erotic rope-tying. She explains why shibari is all about the power exchange between rigger and model.
I Ate Monochromatic Meals For the Sake of Art
I'm obsessed with conceptual artist Sophie Calle's 1998 work "The Chromatic Diet." I wanted to see how it worked in the age of unicorn food.
Photos that Show How Real Life Isn't Always What It Seems
Photographer Signe Pierce uses her body and photography to demonstrate how anything can be manipulated.
Mike Parr Proves We Only Face Our Past With White Narrators
The artist spent the weekend buried below a busy Hobart street to make a statement about totalitarian violence. But now he’s out, we should consider why we needed to bury him in the first place.
Ana Mendieta Fought for Women's Rights and Paid with Blood
The fearless artist was outspoken about issues like campus rape and domestic violence when they were still taboo.
A Bloody Guerrilla Street Performance Challenges Brazil's Racist Past
Artists took to the streets of São Paulo to speak out against violence and racism directed at Brazil's black and non-white citizens.