Performa/(Re)Performa

Abstract

Newly commissioned pieces from Performa05 raise questions about shifting modes of transmission and witness in the staging of performance and visual art, also key concerns considered in response to Seven Easy Pieces, 2005, Marina Abramovic's (re)performance of seminal works by Vito Acconci, Bruce Nauman, Joseph Beuys, VALIE EXPORT, and Gina Pane.