Performance art

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdyRXEZ7Wfo In her contemplative narrative, artist Pang Jing revisits the parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant, drawing a poignant analogy to the human experience. In a serene setting beneath a venerable tree, Pang shares, “We are akin to those blind men, yet simultaneously, we embody the elephant. Our multifaceted selves are pieced together through the varied perceptions and interactions of others.” Pang Jing, an artist of prestigious art schooling, has dabbled in an eclectic mix of media. After graduation, she ventured into life modelling, with a creative focus intensely orbiting the concept of “the body”. Pang epitomises the solitary artist, her oeuvre spanning painting, glasswork, fashion design, and photography, thriving in a realm dev...

As the dawn of 2024 breaks, it brings to a close Marina Abramović's retrospective at The Royal Academy of Arts in London, a half-century culmination that epitomises a transformative era in Western performance art. Announced back in 2020, this collaboration heralded Abramović as the first female solo exhibitionist in the venerable 255-year history of the Academy. Originally envisaged as a retrospective, the exhibition, beleaguered by pandemic-induced postponements, evolved under Abramović's visionary guidance into a dialogue between her artistic epochs, challenging the very notion of retrospection. In the intervening years, a maelstrom of creativity and introspection swirled around Abramović. Boris Miljković’s 2020 film “Homecoming - Marina Abramovic and Her Children” offered a cine...

You will become a part of the happenings;you will simultaneously experience them Allan Kaprow The Genesis of Performance Art In 1959, American artist Allan Kaprow sent out invitations for his debut show at Reuben Gallery with a captivating proposition: “You will become a part of the happenings; you will simultaneously experience them.” He described the show as “something spontaneous, something that just happens to happen”. The audience, unaware of what awaited them, arrived at the venue with only one instruction: no smoking or leaving during the event. Upon reaching the second floor of the gallery, they were given detailed directives, orchestrating their seating and movements across three segmented spaces of the gallery. This format allowed viewers to adopt various perspectives...