Performance Art Movies

  • 2009
    Pretend Not to See Me

    Pretend Not to See Me

    Pretend Not to See Me

    02009HD

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

    Pretend Not to See Me
  • 1970
    Fall 1

    Fall 1

    Fall 1

    61970HD

    Bas Jan Ader's first fall film shows him seated on a chair, tumbling from the roof of his two-storey house in the Inland Empire.

    Fall 1
  • 1970
    My Body Is Not My Home

    My Body Is Not My Home

    My Body Is Not My Home

    91970HD

    My Body Is Not My Home is a 3D animated short film following the journey of an uncanny simulacrum who undergoes the process of becoming the...

    My Body Is Not My Home
  • 1970
    Felt TV

    Felt TV

    Felt TV

    11970HD

    "As a contribution to Gerry Schum's 'Identifications', Beuys adapted for television the 'Felt TV' action previously staged for a live audience at a...

    Felt TV
  • 1972
    Seedbed

    Seedbed

    Seedbed

    01972HD

    “In this legendary sculpture/performance Acconci lay beneath a ramp built in the Sonnabend Gallery. Over the course of three weeks, he...

    Seedbed
  • 2020
    Marinella Senatore. The School of Narrative Dance, Naples

    Marinella Senatore. The School of Narrative Dance, Naples

    Marinella Senatore. The School of Narrative Dance, Naples

    02020HD

    Through the voice of its founder Marinella Senatore, the video focuses on a few key themes of The School of Narrative Dance project. The artist...

    Marinella Senatore. The School of Narrative Dance, Naples
  • 1998
    Grinder-Man - G-VTR01

    Grinder-Man - G-VTR01

    Grinder-Man - G-VTR01

    01998HD

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

    Grinder-Man - G-VTR01
  • 2010
    Si Monumentum Requiris, Circumspice

    Si Monumentum Requiris, Circumspice

    Si Monumentum Requiris, Circumspice

    02010HD

    A monument handcrafted by Konstantin Bessmertny is exhibited at Venice Biennale 2007.

    Si Monumentum Requiris, Circumspice
  • 2012
    Broad Sense

    Broad Sense

    Broad Sense

    02012HD

    Broad Sense is based on an three day long intervention in the European Parliament in Brussels. The video reveals the diversity of security responses...

    Broad Sense
  • 2010
    One Meter Democracy

    One Meter Democracy

    One Meter Democracy

    02010HD

    One Meter of Democracy (2010) challenged the endurance of viewers, as well as the courage of the artist. In a quasi-democratic process, He Yunchang...

    One Meter Democracy
  • 2007
    The Announcer

    The Announcer

    The Announcer

    02007HD

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

    The Announcer
  • 1986
    Virtues Of Negative Fascination

    Virtues Of Negative Fascination

    Virtues Of Negative Fascination

    01986HD

    Five mechanized performances of Survival Research Laboratories, 1985-1986. 70 min. of endless pursuits, unavoidable captures, and merciless...

    Virtues Of Negative Fascination
  • 1998
    Out O' Actions

    Out O' Actions

    Out O' Actions

    01998HD

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

    Out O' Actions
  • 1989
    Blind Country

    Blind Country

    Blind Country

    61989HD

    This collaborative video project is based on a short story by H.G. Wells called "The Country of the Blind"—about a man who travels to a country...

    Blind Country
  • 2009
    Better Than Andy - The Crazy Finn is Here

    Better Than Andy - The Crazy Finn is Here

    Better Than Andy - The Crazy Finn is Here

    42009HD

    Mock -documentary about a Finnish contemporary artist who took the world by a storm.

    Better Than Andy - The Crazy Finn is Here
  • 1970
    Plena Rondo

    Plena Rondo

    Plena Rondo

    101970HD

    Plena Rondo
  • 1979
    16 Millimeter Earrings

    16 Millimeter Earrings

    16 Millimeter Earrings

    101979HD

    A re-creation for film of Meredith Monk's seminal dance/theater work incorporating film and original music, voice, guitar, and audiotapes. Originally...

    16 Millimeter Earrings
  • 2004
    Kyupi Kyupi: The Best

    Kyupi Kyupi: The Best

    Kyupi Kyupi: The Best

    02004HD

    Video, music, dance, graphics, modelling... that's what Kyupi Kyupi is, a video + performance group that goes beyond the boundaries of all genres....

    Kyupi Kyupi: The Best
  • 2011
    The Subliminal Rabbit Presents: Live!

    The Subliminal Rabbit Presents: Live!

    The Subliminal Rabbit Presents: Live!

    02011HD

    Live performance film produced to celebrate the release of The Subliminal Rabbit Presents!

    The Subliminal Rabbit Presents: Live!
  • 2013
    You Don't Need Feet to Dance

    You Don't Need Feet to Dance

    You Don't Need Feet to Dance

    02013HD

    In the film "You Don't Need Feet to Dance," African immigrant Sidiki Conde, having lost the use of his legs to polio at fourteen, balances his career...

    You Don't Need Feet to Dance