Modern performance art A “farce” or an “art”?

Modern performance art

A “farce” or an “art”?

Definition

• Happen anywhere, anytime, any length of time

• Use body/ action to convey artists’ expression

Objective

• To investigate whether “modern” behaviour art possesses value of art or not.

• To discuss whether modern behaviour art is worth to be paid or not.

• To discuss whether the value of performance art can be measured by money

Artists (in right hand side) are making love and an artist is eating an infant baby corpse. Source from: http://gate.sinovision.net:82/gate/big5/bbs.sinovision.net/portal.php?mod=view&aid=170515

An artist is eating human waste. Source from:http://ent.takungpao.com.hk/leisure/q/2012/1203/1301395_5.html

Basic elements

• Breakthrough

• Aesthetic feeling

• Acceptance of the public

Purchase laugh

Purchase gas

Purchase action of licking something

Purchase melt-down PS4

1)Performance artConvey meaningful message to the publicDisclose social problem

2)Value of art =/= value of money

Result