 | Performance Art - Haircut This was a performance art piece I did for an assignment with the objective of creating a spectacle. I did this in Pioneer Square in Portland, right across from the Nordstrom. I didn't get it all shaved off but since I only had a beard trimmer I think I got pretty far. EDIT 12/20/07: Wow I've had a lot of attention from this piece. I thought I would supply a bit more information since I've had a lot of questions come in about it. To clarify the project, this was an assignment for an alternative art class I was taking. It was the first in a series of performance projects we had to complete. I suspect the idea of creating a spectacle is the easiest and hardest thing to do for someone who is not a performer, which I am not. Because it was a test, I tried to think of the most uncomfortable thing I could do in public, and save for standing around naked, this was what I came up with. I think the idea of a spectacle as art is that even if it has no message, it breaks up the daily routines of other people. To paraphrase the artist David Eckard, the most exciting thing about performance art is thinking about what gets said at the dinner table by those who saw it. What people were saying... *The couple in black asked me if I was supporting a cause, and wanted to know what it was. When I told them there was no reason they said they would stand with me if I had. *The woman walking by at 2:58 complimented me on my skirt. *The young man who approaches me on the left asked me if I was an artist, to which I responded no. He said he thought what I was doing was art anyway, and gave me a CD he was distributing for a friend's band. *The group of three, who you can hear a little in the video, asked me why I was cutting my hair. I told them no reason (the woman saying "for fun" is my professor) The girl asked me how long it used to me and I told her not as long as hers. Regarding the reactions of people... There were several people who were out of the cameras view because they stood almost directly in front of me. They would watch very calmly and say nothing for 2-5 minutes before heading off on their way. I liked them the best. They seemed so polite. Most of the people who gawked at me I did not notice while I cut my hair, and I only saw them after I watched the video. On a final note, the aftermath of shaving my head has been great. Every week my hair grows out and looks cooler than it did the previous week. It's way more comfortable to have short hair! |
 | re/action: performance art now "RE/ACTION: PERFORMANCE ART NOW" To coincide with the closing of the exhibition "The Theory of Flight" by Johan Thom on 8 August 2007, the Bag Factory Gallery presents an evening of Performance Art. This event showcases the outcomes of an extensive workshop in Performance Art that the artist, through the About Art programme, presented at the Fordsburg Artists Studios from the 25 July -- 8 August 2007. Young and emerging artists from as far a field as Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria participated in the workshop, each brining their own skills, insight and artistic voice to the group dynamic. For many of them the works showcased on this exhibition also represent their first active exploration of the possibilities of performance art. Nonetheless, the all the works reflect something of the incredible group dynamic that existed throughout the duration of the workshop. From the group discussion, group actions and even the "Guerrilla style" public performances created at the Johannesburg Art Gallery during the course of the workshop, each activity was fiercely debated and probed for aesthetic possibilities that could still be explored in greater depth. Tonight each of these artists presents a new work that actively engages with the strategies, concepts and possibilities of performance art, whilst maintaining affirm link with their own field of interest (albeit painting, installation, sculpture or drama etc). LIST OF ARTISTS AND WORKS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: 1. "Justifiable Detachment" Artist: Bronwyn Lace Medium: Performative Installation, Fishing line, Perspex bowl and gold fish Venue: Studio 2 West passage Time: 18h45 onwards 2. "Good Girl" Artist: Debbie Rogers Medium: Performative installation -- live feed of performance on television Venue: Studio West passage Time: 18h30 -- 19h00 3. "Departement of Bureaucracy" Artist: Rat Western Medium: Performative installation Venue: Main Gallery Time: 18h00 onwards 4. "Untitled" Artist: Candice Hirson Medium: Performance (laughing & crying) Venue: East passage Time: 18h00 -- 19h00 5. "Untitled" Artist: Malvern Makhonya Medium: Performance Venue: Studio 1 East Passageway Time: 18h00 -- 19h00 6. "Untitled" Artist: Mishkaah Roberts Medium: Interactive Performance (dancing+cellphone) Venue: Throughout Gallery Time: 18h00 onwards 7. "Exposed Pupa" Artist: Lerato Shadi Medium: Performance Venue: Lecture Hall (far eastern side of studio complex) Time: 18h00 -- 19h00 8. "4'33 (Silent Prayer for Darfur)" Artist: Shane De Lange Medium: Sound Performance -- Digital remix of John Cage's 4'33 Venue: Lecture Hall (far eastern side of studio complex) Time: 19:15 Strictly! 9) "Self Portrait" Artist: Robbie Peers Medium: Interactive performance Venue: In foyer area Time: 18h00 onwards NOT INCLUDED ON VIDEO: 10. Aerobics at the Bag Factory Artist: Anthea Moys Medium: Group performance Venue: Main Gallery Time: 18h15 11. Skype Conversations Artist: Anthea Pokroy Medium: Digital Interactive Installation Venue: West passageway Time: 18h00 -- 20h00 |
 | Meredith's Performance Art Meredith performs at the Jackrabbit Lounge in Shreveport Louisiana |
 | Thoth Performance Artist in Central Park NYC Filmed on the Nokia N95. - Taken at 9:38 PM on September 13, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu |
 | Caméra Café - ça va dèch Le clip video de Caméra Café... |
 | Flight of the Conchords - Something for the Ladies Performing on Australian TV |
 | indigo 1/8 myspace.com/AtOneWithCinema |
 | CONTAMINATE Festival of Performance Art The 1st Annual Festival of Performance Art, CONTAMINATE. The exhibition took place at the Midway Studios Theater Space in 2006. CONTAMINATE 3 lives! April 4th & 5th, 2008. 15 Channel Center St in Fort Point - starts @ 7pm Go to www.contaminate-festival.com for info. This video shows the work of Vela Phelan, Kristina Lenzi, Tomoko Kakeda, Milan Kohout, Rebecca Scheckman, Tara Hill Coach TV, David Boylan, Ean White, Hiroko Kikuchi, Sandi Schaefer & Phil Fryer, Travis McCoy Fuller, Christian Messier and Jeffery Byrd |
 | All You Need To Know Right Now Artist stands resolutely against the transformation of his landscape. |
 | Ninja cat comes closer while not moving! Awesome vid, this cat is a sneaky bastard new version @ http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=4sKqxtD-9JQ |
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