Performance Art Has Always Been About Intimacy. Can It Make It Through the Social-Distancing Era With Its Soul Intact?

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11 November 2020, International

It’s been nearly a year of screen-based art viewing for most of us, but over the summer, some lucky viewers were able to catch a glimpse of in-person performance art during a brief moment of respite in between lockdowns. After months of sheltering in place, Marina Abramović’s highly anticipated opera in Munich and a brand new Tino Sehgal piece in Vienna offered a breath of fresh air—even if from behind masks and in controlled spaces with one-tenth of the normal audience.

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