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Performance Art Series

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Performance artists subverted traditional art like painting

I subvert performance art with painting

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I Like America and America Likes Me

In 1974 German artist Beuys spent 3 days in a NY gallery with a wild coyote for his performance.
He was blindfolded from airport to gallery and he had no glimpse of America except this animal throughout his stay in NY.

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I Like Singapura and Singapura Likes Me

Long long time ago someone had tried to tame a merlion with candy cane.
Who was this fellow? An ang mo? A local chief?
Was he oblivious to the environment?
What happened to the merlion?
It is an unsolved mystery in Singapore history

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One Life Performance

Mr Lee decided to put up a lifelong performance for the worldwide audience.

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One Year Performance

For one year, from 11 April 1980 through 11 April 1981, Taiwanese artist Sam Hsieh 谢德庆 punched a time clock every hour in his NY studio. Each time he punched the clock, he took a single picture of himself. 

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Vagina Painting

Japanese artist Shigeko Kubota performed this piece in 1965. She made some marks with a brush inserted underneath in front of a NY audience.

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Vagina Painting 2.0

A local art student wanted to pay tribute to the classic performance.

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