Performance Art. Hillary

This week we learned about the art movement called performance art. We saw examples from Matthew Barney and Marina Abramovic. We learned that performance art is when the actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time constitute the work. It can happen anywhere, at any time, or for any length of time. Performance art can be any situation that involves four basic elements: time, space, the performer's body and a relationship between performer and audience. Performance art traditionally involves the artist and other actors or electronics to produce art that is not meant to be sold, but rather art that focuses on the reaction and experience of the audience. After understanding this definition of performance art I thought of the music video for the group named OK go. Their song, This Too Shall Pass, is set to a very in depth domino effect of various objects. There is a live audience watching the "machine" unfold, as well as the band taking part within the performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w