Performer Archives - Page 4 of 4

Jane Whiteside

Tightrope dancer, gymnast, magician

Abramović, who has referred to herself as “the grandmother of Performance Art,” was part of the earliest experiments in performance art, and she is one of the few pioneers of that generation still creating new work.

Joan Jonas

Joan Jonas is a prolific artist, who has greatly influenced the generation of performance artists to follow. She developed her own particularly fluid language and style of working, and furthermore revolutionized the practice by incorporating video and single circuit video loops into her work.

Gina Pane

Gina Pane’s performances, which included aspects of physical suffering, were directly inspiring to Feminist and Performance artists such as Marina Abramovic, Catherine Opie, Valie Export, and Giuseppe Penone.

VALIE EXPORT

EXPORT was a pioneer of engagements with intermedia and this has been influential on subsequent generations of new media practitioners, particularly in relation to Feminism.

Laurie Anderson

Laurie Anderson’s career spans four decades and her contributions to the histories of performance art, experimental music, contemporary visual art and installation have received wide recognition.

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley is a famous markswoman known for her sharpshooting. During her lifetime she traveled with her husband across the country and abroad showing off her skills with a rifle. She became a star in a male-dominated sport, and legendary throughout the world.