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artpress2 n°18: Performances contemporaines 2

publication · 2026-04-23

The 18th issue of artpress2, titled 'Performances contemporaines 2', features a collection of essays and interviews exploring contemporary performance art. Christophe Kihm contributes two texts: 'The society of performance' and 'Towards a pragmatics of performance'. David Zerbib examines whether performance is performative. An interview with Dora Garcia by Anna Daneri is included. Barbara Formis declares 'Live art is dead, long live live art!'. Jean Dupuy discusses performance and collective consciousness with Éric Mangion. Marie Cool & Fabio Balducci are interviewed by Laurent Goumarre on 'The vacancy of the spectator'. Florence Ostende writes about 'The dance museum and its fantasies' and interviews Éric Mangion. Julie Pellegrin addresses 'Performance as a space speaking'. Thomas Clerc discusses 'The didactic regime of performance'. Olivier Cadiot is interviewed by Didier Arnaudet on 'Bodying forth ideas'. The issue was published in August 2010.

Key facts

  • artpress2 n°18 is titled 'Performances contemporaines 2'
  • Christophe Kihm contributes two texts
  • David Zerbib writes on performance and performativity
  • Interview with Dora Garcia by Anna Daneri
  • Barbara Formis writes 'Live art is dead, long live live art!'
  • Interview with Jean Dupuy by Éric Mangion
  • Interview with Marie Cool & Fabio Balducci by Laurent Goumarre
  • Florence Ostende writes on the dance museum and interviews Éric Mangion
  • Julie Pellegrin writes on performance as a space speaking
  • Thomas Clerc writes on the didactic regime of performance
  • Interview with Olivier Cadiot by Didier Arnaudet
  • Published in August 2010

Entities

Artists

  • Christophe Kihm
  • David Zerbib
  • Dora Garcia
  • Anna Daneri
  • Barbara Formis
  • Jean Dupuy
  • Éric Mangion
  • Marie Cool
  • Fabio Balducci
  • Laurent Goumarre
  • Florence Ostende
  • Julie Pellegrin
  • Thomas Clerc
  • Olivier Cadiot
  • Didier Arnaudet

Institutions

  • artpress2

Sources