FAD NEWS: France moves to revoke Pyotr Pavlensky’s refugee status
23 July 2026 • Mark Westall
French authorities have begun proceedings that could revoke Pyotr Pavlensky’s refugee status.
Tag: performance art
FAD NEWS: Giant 65-foot Hot Dog returns to Times Square for America’s 250th birthday celebrations
22 July 2026 • Mark Westall
A giant 65-foot hot dog has returned to Times Square. Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw’s Hot Dog: The Second Serving
FAD NEWS: Park Royal launches Manufactory, a new festival where art meets industry
14 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Manufactory launches this September, transforming London’s largest industrial district into a festival of contemporary art, design, performance and making.
Paul McCarthy returns to London with rare film screenings and experimental music residency
6 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Four nights of rare video screenings and experimental music, including the UK premiere of Mother and a three-night Cafe OTO residency.
Ai Weiwei takes over Aviva Studios with his largest site-specific exhibition to date
1 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Ai Weiwei’s largest site-specific exhibition to date opens at Manchester’s Aviva Studios
FAD NEWS: Ai Weiwei to reenact his 81-day detention in first-ever 24-hour live performance
25 June 2026 • Mark Westall
Ai Weiwei will reenact his 81-day detention in China in his first-ever durational performance as part of Button Up! at Aviva Studios.
Working It
23 June 2026 • Hannah Hayes-Westall
Augustas Serapinas transforms Nottingham Contemporary into a living gym where classical ideals, body politics and contemporary culture collide.
nora chipaumire to Activate gadzi at Tate Modern Tate Late
12 June 2026 • Mark Westall
Tate Modern’s next Late will see nora chipaumire activate her immersive installation gadzi with ten performers, dancers and musicians
Florentina Holzinger Turns Spectacle into an Act of Care
10 June 2026 • Camille Moreno
Nine-hour performance sees Florentina Holzinger transform spectacle, risk and nudity into a meditation on trust, care and collective experience.
Synoptico Explores Attention, Memory and Digital Life Through Dance and Video Art in Los Angeles
5 June 2026 • Mark Westall
Synoptico is a new multimedia performance by Eno Freedman Brodman combining dance, video art and immersive projection
Silvia Ziranek presents BY A THREAD incorporating UNSUNG SONGS at MOCA London
29 May 2026 • Mark Westall
MOCA London presents Silvia Ziranek’s BY A THREAD incorporating UNSUNG SONGS, a multimedia installation exploring solidarity, vulnerability and resistance.
Proudfoot, Piasecka and Ormston bring history and discomfort to life in a performance exploring the female voice and body
26 May 2026 • Beth Primrose
Paloma Proudfoot’s Glass Delusion combines performance, sculpture and sound in an unsettling exploration of femininity and control.
Maintenance Work Brings Together Artists Examining Care as Process
21 May 2026 • Mark Westall
Maintenance Work: Practices of Care, brings together artists working across installation, performance, video and sculpture.
Fridge Art Fair Goes Full Dolly With Its Most Joyfully Irreverent Edition Yet
30 April 2026 • Mark Westall
Fridge Art Fair heads back to New York with HELLO DOLLY!, its boldest edition yet
Turner Prize 2026: A Bold Shortlist Exploring Identity, Power and Form
23 April 2026 • Mark Westall
The Turner Prize 2026 shortlist has been revealed, with four artists exploring sculpture, performance and installation in a major exhibition at MIMA.
Frieze New York Expands Across the City with Performance, Film and Site-Specific Works
2 April 2026 • Mark Westall
Frieze New York 2026 expands beyond the fair with performances, film and installations across the Whitney, The Shed and Dia.
Ai Weiwei to Recreate His Detention in 24-Hour Performance at Aviva Studios
23 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Ai Weiwei will recreate his 2011 detention in a 24-hour performance at Aviva Studios this July,
Review: Living, Rehearsing … Chapter 2: Crossings
13 February 2026 • Toby Üpson
I enjoy it when an arts thinglyness demonstrates what it says it’s doing. Such ‘formalisum’ is rare in artworks; rarer… Read More
Murmurs over the Glass Towers: An Ongoing Inquiry into Urban Space and Listening
18 October 2025 • Mark Westall
Murmurs over the Glass Towers brings together ten artists exploring listening, identity and urban life at Waterloo Station.
From Dreams to Reality: The Immersive Art of Leslie Tao
19 September 2025 • Mark Westall
Leslie (Rui Tao), through between performance, moving image and other art formats, continuously delves into questions around identity, memory and… Read More
The National Museum of Norway to launch art performance programme
9 September 2025 • Mark Westall
The National Museum of Norway in Oslo has announced the launch of a major new art performance programme, In the Moment
Cutting Through Time: Performance, Paper, and Rebirth.
15 March 2025 • Jordan Chan
Taking place at the Somerset House between the 7th and the 19th of March is the ‘Blooming on Paper’ exhibition…. Read More
Ayisha Mi’s “Zhao Di”(Unborn Daughters) REVIEW
1 February 2024 • Guest
The video titled “Zhao Di” (Unborn Daughters), an art performance by Ayisha Mi, has garnered over 2 million views and engaged with over 100,000 individuals across various major social media platforms worldwide.
Fading Out of Dead Air (Transmissions for the Necropolis)10-hr durational performance
11 December 2023 • Mark Westall
Fading Out of Dead Air (Transmissions for the Necropolis) is the third and final part of writer and performance artist… Read More