Does controversial performance art have any value?
Performance art has undermined the preexisting basics of art. Before it was the art piece that represented the artist, and after the performance trend has developed, it was the artist that directly presented his sensitivity to the world, it was him who exposed his body to the public that gathered in the particular chamber in the particular time. It can be filmed and screened afterwards, but in this case it somehow loses its essence. It is, therefore, an individual or a group of persons, whose actions constitute the art piece. The performance does not exist outside this specific place, as well as it does not last after the artist is gone. Or, it may be recorded and than projected, becuase the relationship between the artist and the audience will still be present, even without the artis...