Lecture 06 Performance

Lecture 06 Performance ARTH3120 Contemporary Art Travis Lee Clark Utah Valley University In this lecture I blather on for a LONG time about Critical Theory, the Frankfurt School, and a little bit about C.S. Lewis, but trust me, it's worth it. We explain how performance artists became the New Shamans of the era. We talk about George Maciunas and his radical ideas and how he organized FLUXUS to "purge" the world and how Performance Art was a big part of that. We then do a review of the incredible game of one-upmanship that is Performance Art in 60s and 70s as people take greater and greater risks. Honestly, it's amazing some of these people lived. Along the way I explain how Acconci turned stalking into art, and I also explain the Yoko Ono rule and why Yoko really should be remembered instead of that other guy with the glasses who wrote those songs. Below are links to some of the performances I talk about: Joseph Beuy's "I like America and America Likes Me" more commonly just called "Coyote" https://youtu.be/xZH8yGVA7iY Yoko Ono's "Voice Piece for Soprano" https://youtu.be/7GMHl7bmlzw and "Cut Piece" https://youtu.be/lYJ3dPwa2tI Abramovic's "Rhythm 0" (72 Objects) https://youtu.be/kijKz3JzoD4 And finally, Chris Burden's "Shoot" https://youtu.be/Ri1Zwz9eKeU