Performa

Her work navigates the tension between admiration and critique, tracing how contemporary art absorbs the sparkle and influence of fashion and opulence

This autumn, for her Performa debut, the artist channels the Sumerian poem The Descent of Inanna, exploring the enduring influence it has on her practice

With a recursive, transmedia lens, the artist imagines the world of ‘delivery dancers’, now brought to life in a live, motion-capture theatre performance

The East Williamsburg space hosts work that probes how contemporary artists navigate the challenges of a media-saturated world

The artist and critic reflects on the challenges of roles heavy with symbolic meaning and the careful shaping of her Performa 2025 commission

For her performance at Performa 2021, the artist reimagines her colourful figures of Black womanhood for the stage

Performa’s online exhibition ‘Bodybuilding’ is an intriguing attempt to bring live and spatial work to the screen

In further news: Arata Isozaki receives Pritzker Prize; Performa launches streaming platform

A curated program of performances and interactive projects new to the New York fair

Various venues, New York, USA

In other news: Dallas Museum of Art's Gavin Delahunty resigns over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ allegations; Oreet Ashery wins Jarman prize

For Performa 17, Barbara Kruger prods New York not to be a jerk