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Third edition of Performa Founding Director and Curator RoseLee Goldberg’s seminal book, Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present.

First published in 1979 and now extensively updated, this pioneering book has been expanded with a definitive account of the technological, political and aesthetic shifts in performance art that mark the early years of the twenty-first century. Widely considered the official history of performance art, Goldberg’s book has had a direct influence on many of the world’s emerging and established contemporary artists as well as on the development of a new art history.  With performance now featured in major museums and viewed as one of the most important artistic forms of the twently-first century, the new edition is a timely update to the essential guide.

Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present (Third Edition)

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson; Third Edition edition
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0500204047
  • ISBN-13: 978-0500204047
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