With the success and popularity of online web sharing facilities such as You Tube, Twitter and Facebook, I think that we are seeing a surge in popularity of "performance art"
Just the other day I saw a report on an artist who staged performance pieces in public spaces. He contacts his stable of actors online, has them meet in a public place and perform. Some of the performances are spontaneous, and some are rehearsed. He then films the performances and posts them on You Tube.
In one particularly entertaining piece, actors, costumed as fast food workers, burst into operatic songs about 'mustard on their pants' at a mall food court.
This is an art spiralling in ever more exciting ways - people had trouble wrapping their head around Christo! Students are way beyond me in this curve, but I think it is our job to help them discriminate on "what is good art?"
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