I am excited to share that the French translation of Rebecca Schneider and my essay "Not, Yet: When Our Art Is in Our Hands, " has been published in Les archives en performance, la performance en archive: Action, méthode, recherche, edited by Ross Luis and Anolga Rodionoff (Paris, Éditions Hermann, 2025). The essay originated in a keynote address at the conference Performance, The Ethics and the Politics of Care in May 2021, and was published by Routledge in 2024 in teh first of our collected volumes Performance: The Ethics and the Politics of Conservation and Care (eds. Hölling, Pelta Feldman, Magnin).
OPEN ACCESS PUBLICATION GRANT FOR THE SECOND VOLUME OF OUR ANTHOLOGY!
Performance: The Ethics and the Politics of Conservation and Care, Vol. 2 We are happy to announce that the second volume of our anthology Performance: The Ethics and the Politics of Conservation and Care has received a book grant from the Swiss National Foundation! With the support of this grant, we will be able to …
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Conserving a Performance about Conservation: Karolina Wilczyńska on Care and Preservation in Mierle Laderman Ukeles’s Maintenance Art
In Chapter 12 of our recently published volume, Karolina Wilczyńska explores Mierle Laderman Ukeles's Maintenance Art, contextualizing it within the notion of conservation.
“Activating Fluxus, Expanding Conservation:” our sister project at College Art Association, Chicago
Activating Fluxus is hosting a hybrid session at the College Art Association, Chicago.
We are hiring!
Come work with us as SNSF Postdoctoral Fellow, 75%, in our project Performance: Conservation, Materiality, Knowledge (2020-25). This is a short-term position that commences on April 15, 2024, and ends on January 31, 2025. Please refer to the full description of this position below.
Reperformance, Reenactment, Simulation: Notes on The Conservation Of Performance Art by Jules Pelta Feldman
Pelta Feldman explores a novel perspective on preserving performance art by employing simulation. The article investigates how simulation effectively captures the historical context and experience of Marina Abramović's works.
“Performance: The Ethics and the Politics of Conservation and Care” now available in hardcover
Whether you're an academic, a theater and performance studies enthusiast, or someone with a keen interest in thought-provoking discussions, this hardcover edition is a tasteful addition to your reading repertoire. It's not just a book; it's a modest celebration of intellect and collaborative spirit.
Performing the “Mask”: Kongo Astronauts on Postcolonial Entanglements
In conversation with Hanna Hölling, Emilie Magnin and Valerian Maly, Eléonore Hellio and Michel Ekeba of the collective Kongo Astronauts discuss the origins, ongoing evolution and potential futures of their multifaceted artistic practice.
PERFORMANCE: THE ETHICS AND THE POLITICS OF CONSERVATION AND CARE, VOL. 1, has just been published!
Calling all art enthusiasts, scholars, and conservators! We are excited to announce the release of an exceptional book that will change the way you perceive performance art and its conservation.
New article: “Conserving Performance, Performing Conservation” by Jules Pelta Feldman
Our team member, Jules Pelta Feldman, has just published an article titled “Conserving Performance, Performing Conservation: Kim Kardashian x Marilyn Monroe” in the Studies in Conservation journal.
