What is the relationship between gesture and time, mediality and performativity, and appropriation and activism? How has the role of performance art in society changed over the last three decades? In this panel, art historians discuss their research on performance from the 1960s to the 1980s and the place of performance art in the contemporary cultural landscape.
It’s been 125 years since the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history–the explosion, earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused by Krakatoa, an island in Indonesia. Krakatoa is still a benchmark for extreme seismic activity, as it’s explosion was 13,000 times more powerful than one of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima.
This film profiles political painter Leon Golub, whose massive canvases depict startling tragedies. His artistic journey was shared with his wife and studio partner of 50 years, the prominent anti-war and feminist artist, Nancy Spero. Originally aired as just ‘Golub’ in 1990, the film was updated and lengthened in 2004. Watch now.
A woman in Littleton, New Hampshire inherited her husband’s aunt’s belongings, which include a curious 18th-century book titled “Trials of Patriots.” History Detectives investigates what appears to be President …
On this day in 2003, a major outage knocked out power across the Northeast U.S. and parts of Canada. Beginning at 4:10 p.m. ET, 21 power plants shut down in just three minutes, and 50 million people were left without electricity. Many in NYC spent the night sleeping outside, unable to return home. Airlines canceled 400 flights.
How does Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf defend his desire to democratize his nation while functioning as its dictator? As Musharraf faces impeachment charges, Pakistani filmmaker Sabiha Sumar shares a rare …
Almost ten years before Charles Lindbergh’s famous solo flight across the Atlantic, the NC-4 was the first aircraft to make the transatlantic journey, in May 1919. History Detectives investigates …
On August 12, 1908, Henry Ford introduces the mass-produced and gasoline-powered Model T, which will have a profound effect on the U.S. automobile market, and ultimately the electric car’s downfall. …
On this day in 1883, the last quagga died in captivity at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam. Read more about attempts to re-engineer/re-create this creature genetically, from the …
Hosted by the International Documentary Assoc., a collection of 20 or so acclaimed docs will screen at Village East and IFC cinemas through the end of the week. A few of these docs have been previewed on Foreign Exchange. Read the full lineup here, including films about Liberia, water politics, a matador’s bio (pictured), Laos, Sudanese rap, more.
