BlogThe Buck stopped here
William Kentridge outplays the England match with Tate premiere of performance The Head and the Load
In the frame
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s night at the Louvre Museum
The surprise video for the couple's song Apeshit was shot at the Parisian institution
Performance art
Down under: Australian artist Mike Parr buries himself under a road for 72 hours
Veteran performer's tribute to victims of totalitarian violence is part of Dark Mofo festival in Hobart
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Joan Jonas moves off the land and into the ocean for Tate Modern performance
NewsUnited States
Mass Moca takes the plunge with ice-water installation
The artist Taryn Simon—and brave visitors—will jump into a man-made frozen pool built into the gallery, evoking cleansing and spiritual rituals
BlogThe Buck stopped here
‘A primal, erotically-charged mud fest’: Florence Peake’s rite at De La Warr Pavilion
InterviewFrieze New York
On the road, from Iraq to Germany
The Iraqi-Kurdish artist Hiwa K on migration and contemporary politics
NewsFrieze New York
The public joins the protest in Frieze’s Live programme
Activist work reflects what artists are making, says curator of new initiative
BlogLinda on the loose
Prelude to the Shed’s free art fortnight is a utopian breath of fresh air
For two weeks, temporary respite in New York's Death Valley is available on a miraculously undeveloped lot at the corner of Tenth Avenue and 31st Street
PreviewExhibitions
Mexican artist Abraham Cruzvillegas brings acrobatics and improvised sculptures to New York
The artist is creating a new work and performance at The Kitchen and launching Mexican gallery Kurimanzutto’s US outpost this month
NewsMartin Luther King
Harlem gallery performance evokes Martin Luther King Jr’s final moments
Jazz musician Melvin Gibbs remembers the Civil Rights Leader’s death and the impact it had on the African American community at Gavin Brown’s Enterprise
NewsArt Dubai 2018
Resistance in multiple forms at Sharjah’s March Meeting
Minds from the Middle Eastern art world and beyond discussed topics such as urban planning and art and ecology
PreviewExhibitions
Performance pioneer Joan Jonas takes over Tate Modern
Survey of US artist at the London gallery includes an exhibition, performance and film programme
NewsPerformance art
Artists in Istanbul undertake epic performance
Needed: You—Performistanbul puts on Turkey’s longest ever-live event
NewsTate Modern
Tania Bruguera to create next Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
Cuban artist has previously shown performance piece with horse mounted police officers in museum’s cavernous space
NewsPerformance art
Artist burns Gothic structure made of twigs causing controversy in Russia
Nikolay Polissky's act took place at Nikola-Lenivets event, which is likened to the US Burning Man festival
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Russian man suspends himself from a London building in the name of art—and LGBT rights
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Eddie Peake takes centre stage for new performance show at London’s White Cube
NewsPerformance art
Tania Bruguera’s banned Havana performance comes to New York
The work deals with politial corruption and censorship, themes that are “especially important to discuss in the Trump era”, the artist says
InterviewArtist interview
Robot wars: Mark Pauline and Survival Research Laboratories
The Bay Area artist and his team build massive machines that act in dangerous performances—and they are opening their first gallery show in New York
NewsPerformance art
Zardulu behind video of iguana appearing in Miami family’s toilet
The performance piece, viewed by millions as a viral news story, was based on an ancient Greek myth of Kronos usurping the throne of Ouranos, the artist tells us
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach
Artists get down to work at the fair
Stands are transformed into studios as live works lay bare artists’ practice
NewsExhibitions
Secret objects tell life story of Emirati conceptual pioneer Hassan Sharif
Sharjah show recreates late artist’s studio
NewsPerformance art
Pacific Standard Time announces performance art festival to extend second edition
Latin American and Latinx artists will create 75 projects across the Los Angeles area
FeaturePodcast
Abu Dhabi Focus podcast, episode three: how the UAE art scene became a force to be reckoned with
Art dealer Thaddaeus Ropac and curator Maya Allison tell us how the nation’s creative ambitions have blossomed. Plus: Silver Lion-winning musician and artist Hassan Khan on his Abu Dhabi Art performance
NewsRagnar Kjartansson
Ragnar Kjartansson’s new work will see popular Italian song being played repeatedly for five weeks
The durational performance will take place at National Museum of Cardiff next year
NewsPerformance art
Barbara Kruger to stage first live performance for New York’s Performa festival
The work Untitled (The Drop) will take place on three consecutive Thursdays in November
NewsFrieze 2017
Marina Abramovic abandons plans for New York institute
Performance artist unable to raise $31m required for Koolhaas design
NewsFrieze 2017
New Tate fund puts performance centre-stage
Scheme aims to bridge gap between collecting and displaying the medium
NewsTate Modern
Visitors clock in and make pots on Tate Modern’s factory production line
Installation developed by Clare Twomey explores issues around collective labour
BlogIn the frame
Solange has something to say to the art world
The performer let loose at a sold-out talk at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago this week
NewsPerformance art
New York’s Performa festival announces new commissions by Barbara Kruger
The artist will also design marketing materials for the biennial of performance art
News
Nitsch performance using slaughtered bull to go ahead in Tasmania
A petition launched by an animal rights group to block the work has attracted 20,000 signatures
News
Tate Modern opens first 'live' show with mist, plants and a rave
Series of exhibitions dedicated to live art will be annual with BMW's support
News
Performa 17 commissions will investigate Dada's history of performance
This year's projects include work by William Kentridge and a collaboration between Julie Mehretu and Jason Moran