Sentences with phrase «historic early performance»

As a vital member of the generation of pioneering performance artists that includes Bruce Nauman, Vito Acconci, and Chris Burden, Abramovic created some of the most historic early performance pieces and is the only one still making important durational works.

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Following a conversation with Mike Kelley about the physical beauty of many performance artists, McCarthy collaborated with Kelley to make Fresh Acconci (1995), a restaging of a series of historic works by the New York — based artist Vito Acconci, who is known for early performances in which he employed his own body to explore questions of social interaction, the distinctions between public and private behavior, and the objectification of the human body.

(1995), a restaging of a series of historic works by the New York — based artist Vito Acconci, who is known for early performances in which he employed his own body to explore questions of social interaction, the distinctions between public and private behavior, and the objectification of the human body.

He had a number in mind, I felt it was fair based on what he was offering and the numbers we looked at, both historic performance, what the current receivables were, but the invaluable thing for me was you said earlier, you used the term just doubled down on being an attorney, that's really where I stepped back and said, «Is this something I can commit to and be two feet in on?»