Performing Histories : Live Artworks Examining the Past
September 12, 2012–May 25, 2013
The Department of Media and Performance Art presents a series of performances under the title Performing Histories : Live Artworks Examining the Past, held in collaboration with the exhibitions Performing Histories (1) and (2), Inventing Abstraction, 1910–1925, and Tokyo 1955–1970 : A New Avant-Garde. These performances constitute “live” responses to the contexts of the three exhibitions, highlighting various artistic methods of engaging with history.