Extreme performance art
Since the beginning of Dadaism in the Cabaret Voltaire, Zürich in 1916, many artists have experimented with extreme performance art as a critique of contemporary consumer culture. Some have used bodily fluids such as blood, faeces and urine. Other times they perform self-mutilation. Simulated (artificial) blood has also been used.[1] In the 1960s and 1970s extreme performance was elevated to a movement with the Viennese actionists. In recent times there has been a resurgence in extreme performance as a response to the increasing alienation some artists feel in the face of today's technological advances.
Artists
Some contemporary artists using extreme performance include:
- Ron Athey[2]
- Abel Azcona[3]
- Franko B[4]
- Bob Flanagan[5]
- Yang Zhichao[6]
- Rocío Boliver
- monochrom, e.g. Eignblunzn, Buried Alive (performance)
References
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External links
- The 8 Top Shocking Art Performances Template:Webarchive. Artiholics.