Performance art has often been used in ways that resemble ... They did this by using shock to thwart peoples’ expectations and get them to pay attention to the world around them.

American curator Helen Molesworth says most people in the art world do not want to talk about ... to simulate death and use real blood and human hair to shock and inspire. Feisty, fiery and ...

These conversations are gathering force, but art museums are only beginning to join in. This is incredibly important, because it is what is in our collections that shapes the controlling narrative ...

This ongoing body of work is produced by the Jena Art Collection in Germany and supported by the Swiss funding body Pro Helvetia. The artist is currently in talks to exhibit the project in ...

The International Exhibition of Modern Art, better known as The Armory Show, opens on February 17th, 1913 in New York City. Organized by a group of progressive artists, the show is the first large ...

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