Performance Art

Performance art is understood as a situation-based, action-oriented, and ephemeral artistic presentation by a performer or performance group. Fundamental elements are time, space, the artist's body, and a relationship between the artist and the audience.

Hair has conquered the world's museums and galleries, not as a painted motif, but as a textile, organic, highly political medium.

Our hair as a radical canvas of the present

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It's that one, almost intimate moment in the morning. You're standing in front of the bathroom mirror, the brush gliding through your…

The Venetian mask - called Bauta - was not a fashion accessory, it was a political institution.

The psychology of disguise: Who are you when you don't have to be anyone?

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The first thing to disappear is the breath. It stagnates behind the rigid papier-mâché, warming one's own skin with a…

Mentalism and mental magic – The high art of sensory illusion

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Throughout human history, mysticism and mysticism have been criticized, demonized, admired, and praised. This depended on belief, religious affiliation…

On the positive effects of dance on psyche, creativity and well-being

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Art is a constantly evolving mixture of the intellectual and the emotional, the physical and the spiritual. It transforms subjectivity into…

Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot's Russia at the Haus der Kunst

2 years ago

Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot's Russia at Haus der Kunst is the largest presentation to date of the artistic collective's work and…

What exactly is performance art?

2 years ago

Performance art plays an increasingly central role in the modern art scene, whether at major international art biennials or in…

Pan Daijin at the Haus der Kunst in Munich - The artist's largest solo exhibition

Pan Daijing at the Haus Kunst in Munich – the artist's largest solo exhibition to date

2 years ago

“Mute” is the largest solo exhibition to date by the artist and composer Pan Daijing (born 1991, Guiyang, China). The live exhibition will…

Corporate events play a major role in employee retention, team building, and motivation

Unforgettable company celebrations: Creative concepts for unique events

2 years ago

Steampunk Style Guide: How to Mix Victorian Charm with Retro-Futuristic Flair. Are you currently in the middle of planning a large company party that will delight your employees…

Are we experiencing a Body Art Renaissance in the 21st century?

Body Art: More than just skin deep. The human body as an exhibition space

2 years ago

The visual arts increasingly focus on the corpses. Even in the 21st century, people used their entire bodies to tackle these themes…

The Venus of Urbino is a famous oil painting by the Italian painter Titian, created around 1538. It depicts a nude young woman, who is interpreted as the goddess Venus.

Art or pornography: on the symbiosis of art and eroticism

3 years ago

Erotic artworks are a multifaceted category of visual art that encompasses all artistic creations intended to evoke erotic pleasure and…

“Absolvo te!” – A live production by Dennis Josef Meseg addresses abuse in the Catholic Church

3 years ago

From April 20th to 23rd, 2023, the performance artist Dennis Josef Meseg presented his current contemporary work at the Discovery Art Fair in Cologne…