Performance, Protest, Preservation: The Legacy of High Performance Magazine
Schedule
Fri Apr 03 2026 at 09:30 am to 08:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Getty Center | Pacific Palasaides, CA
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Though widely acknowledged by artists and scholars, High Performance magazine remains underexamined in American art history. As one of very few international journals dedicated to performance art, it was a crucial platform for experimental practices, artist-authored documentation, and global visibility—especially for feminist, queer, Indigenous, and working-class artists. From the late 1970s to the 1990s, the magazine documented performances addressing gender violence, the AIDS crisis, immigration, and Indigenous sovereignty, while launching careers of artists like Suzanne Lacy, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Coco Fusco, and James Luna.This convening marks the first large-scale scholarly gathering focused on the magazine’s role in shaping the growth, documentation, and discourse on performance art from the second half of the 20th century. Consisting of panel discussions with artists, arts administrators, scholars and emerging professionals, as well as live performance events, this program examines performance as protest, magazine culture, and how to sustain radical performance practices. Archival footage from the GRI’s collections will be available for viewing throughout the day, featuring highlights from the High Performance magazine records.
Learn more | https://www.getty.edu/calendar/performance-protest-preservation-the-legacy-of-high-performance-magazine/
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Getty Center, Los Angeles,CA,United States, Pacific PalasaidesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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