Performance Art Movies

From an inverted position, high above the floor, the camera records Nauman’s trek back and forth and across the studio; his stamping creates a...

November 19, 1971, F Space, Santa Ana, California: “At 7:45 p.m. I was shot in the left arm by a friend”.

DVD accompanying the book "Coyote III", documenting Joseph Beuys and Nam June Paik performing at the Sôgetsu Hall in Tokyo on the 2nd of June...

In these uncertain, ever evolving and changing times, inspiration and entertainment come from equally bizarre places. People long for togetherness...

A performance art piece in which the artist makes themself shed tears over a period of time.

The film focuses on an audition to select an actor that best interprets the role of Jesus, judged by a jury of Vatican members.

Life and art intersect on a spectacular Newfoundland farm where visual artist Colette Urban mounts thirteen art performances in the fields and barns...

The rehearsal of a future play. Through the movement of the body, the protagonists form a structure full of tension and try to evoke past stories.

Identically dressed and with sibling-like resemblance, performance artists Trevor Martin and Kym Olsen shift between spoken word and athletic dance...

A 19-minute short film featuring the six performances of the Japanese performance art group Grinder-Man. Only released on VHS.

A figure is manipulated via a rope leading off screen.

Over grainy, black and white images of a woman giving birth, Montano reads the story of a nun’s sexual self-discovery—recounting Sister...

Out O' Actions documents Kelley and McCarthy's preliminary activities in organizing a project for the Visitor's Gallery of the Museum of Contemporary...

A group of people return to see the feast.

A series of filmed interviews with Rebecca Horn, performance artist, filmmaker and sculptress whose work explores the themes of sexuality, human...

A video portrait of the legendary late performance artist, fashion designer and nightlife icon Leigh Bowery. Atlas's camera follows Bowery as he...

Experience the joy of flight with Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson

The absurd logic of the ‘real character’ and the extreme rules of Disneyland become apparent when a real fan of Snow White is banned from...

An elderly lady pushes the limits of customer service at an up-market department store by continuously requesting announcements for...

A ritual of transformation and awakening within the walls of the only existing original ‘diorama’ building in London