CURATED LIBRARIES

Performance Art Bookshelf

In the 1960s and 70s, obscure Happenings and early performances by such avant garde pioneers as Allan Kaprow, Claes Oldenburg, Yvonne Rainer, Yoko Ono and Vito Acconci challenged object-oriented art production and changed the terms of contemporary art forever. In the ensuing decades, Performance Art has come so thoroughly into its own that it has its own biennial, which draws visitors and participants from around the world. Here is a selection of indispensable books for any Performance Art Library.

TITLE ALPHABETICAL INDEX

ANN HAMILTON: AN INVENTORY OF OBJECTS

Gregory R. Miller & Co.

ISBN: 9780974364858
USD $60.00 | CAD $84 UK £ 53

Pub Date: 11/15/2006
Active | Out of stock

ARTISTS & AGENTS

Spector Books

ISBN: 9783959053334
USD $40.00 | CAD $56

Pub Date: 5/30/2023
Active | In stock

CAI GUO-QIANG AND POMPEII

Silvana Editoriale

ISBN: 9788836640591
USD $65.00 | CAD $90

Pub Date: 3/17/2020
Active | In stock

DAVID HAMMONS: BODY PRINTS, 1968–1979

The Drawing Center

ISBN: 9780942324419
USD $28.00 | CAD $39 UK £ 22.5

Pub Date: 3/30/2021
Active | Out of stock

EN MAS'

Independent Curators International and Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans

ISBN: 9780916365899
USD $49.95 | CAD $69.95 UK £ 44.99

Pub Date: 1/26/2016
Active | In stock

ENDLESS SHOUT

Inventory Press / Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Philadelphia

ISBN: 9781941753163
USD $35.00 | CAD $49 UK £ 30

Pub Date: 5/21/2019
Active | In stock

EVE SUSSMAN & THE RUFUS CORPORATION: THE RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

ISBN: 9788791607622
USD $40.00 | CAD $56 UK £ 35

Pub Date: 9/30/2009
Active | In stock

FIONA TAN: DISASSEMBLING THE ARCHIVE

Art Gallery of York University

ISBN: 9780921972457
USD $25.00 | CAD $35 UK £ 22

Pub Date: 7/1/2008
Active | In stock

IN THE SHADOW A SHADOW: THE WORK OF JOAN JONAS

Gregory R. Miller & Co.

ISBN: 9780980024289
USD $85.00 | CAD $119 UK £ 75

Pub Date: 11/24/2015
Active | In stock

JAMES LEE BYARS: THE PERFECT KISS

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783960984238
USD $39.95 | CAD $54.95

Pub Date: 2/19/2019
Active | In stock

JEAN-JACQUES LEBEL: BARRICADES

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783863356606
USD $45.00 | CAD $63

Pub Date: 6/23/2015
Active | Out of stock

MARINA ABRAMOVIC: 7 DEATHS OF MARIA CALLAS

Damiani

ISBN: 9788862087315
USD $65.00 | CAD $90

Pub Date: 10/13/2020
Active | In stock

MEDIA BURN: ANT FARM AND THE MAKING OF AN IMAGE

Inventory Press/RITE Editions

ISBN: 9781941753354
USD $35.00 | CAD $49 UK £ 30

Pub Date: 11/24/2020
Active | In stock

PERFORMA 13: SURREALISM / THE VOICE / CITIZENSHIP

Gregory R. Miller & Co.

ISBN: 9781941366066
USD $39.95 | CAD $54.95 UK £ 35

Pub Date: 11/24/2015
Active | In stock

PERFORMA 15

Gregory R. Miller & Co.

ISBN: 9781941366196
USD $29.95 | CAD $41.95 UK £ 27

Pub Date: 5/5/2020
Active | In stock

POPE.L: CAMPAIGN

Mousse Publishing

ISBN: 9788867493890
USD $30.00 | CAD $42

Pub Date: 9/17/2019
Active | In stock

ROBIN RHODE: MEMORY IS THE WEAPON

Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 9783775746052
USD $62.00 | CAD $86

Pub Date: 11/26/2019
Active | In stock

RONGRONG'S DIARY: BEIJING EAST VILLAGE

Steidl/The Walther Collection, New York/Three Shadows Photography Art Centre

ISBN: 9783958295926
USD $60.00 | CAD $84

Pub Date: 8/20/2019
Active | Out of stock

SHIGEKO KUBOTA: LIQUID REALITY

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9781633451285
USD $35.00 | CAD $49

Pub Date: 9/21/2021
Active | In stock

SIMONE FORTI: THE BEAR IN THE MIRROR

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783960983958
USD $39.95 | CAD $54.95

Pub Date: 3/19/2019
Active | In stock

TANIA BRUGUERA IN CONVERSATION WITH CLAIRE BISHOP

Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros

ISBN: 9780984017393
USD $30.00 | CAD $42 UK £ 22

Pub Date: 10/27/2020
Active | Out of stock

THE PARADOX OF STILLNESS: ART, OBJECT, AND PERFORMANCE

Walker Art Center

ISBN: 9781935963233
USD $60.00 | CAD $84 UK £ 53

Pub Date: 5/19/2020
Active | Out of stock

THE SECRET FILES OF GILBERT & GEORGE

JRP|Editions

ISBN: 9783905770582
USD $32.00 | CAD $44 UK £ 14.17

Pub Date: 7/1/2007
Active | Out of stock

TRIS VONNA-MICHELL

JRP|Editions

ISBN: 9783037641705
USD $39.95 | CAD $54.95 UK £ 23

Pub Date: 11/30/2011
Active | In stock

VALIE EXPORT: TIME AND COUNTERTIME

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783865608741
USD $59.95 | CAD $84

Pub Date: 4/30/2011
Active | Out of stock

WHAT IS ART?

Moderne Kunst Nürnberg

ISBN: 9783869845098
USD $40.00 | CAD $56

Pub Date: 6/23/2015
Active | Out of stock

YOKO ONO: ONE WOMAN SHOW, 1960–1971

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9780870709661
USD $60.00 | CAD $84

Pub Date: 5/26/2015
Active | In stock

MEMBER: POPE.L, 1978–2001

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9781633450868
USD $40.00 | CAD $56

Pub Date: 11/19/2019
Active | In stock

Recommended Reading: A Book List on Performance Art

Performance Art Bookshelf Active Backlist Titles

Artists & Agents SPECTOR BOOKS ISBN  9783959053334 Pbk, 9.5 x 13.25 in. / 685 pgs / 30 color / 227 bw. | 5/30/2023 | In stock  |   US $40.00	Cai Guo-Qiang and Pompeii SILVANA EDITORIALE ISBN  9788836640591 Clth, 9.5 x 11.75 in. / 176 pgs / 120 color. | 3/17/2020 | In stock  |   US $65.00	EN MAS' INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNATIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER, NEW ORLEANS ISBN  9780916365899 Hbk, 8 x 10 in. / 230 pgs / 100 color. | 1/26/2016 | In stock  |   US $49.95
Endless Shout INVENTORY PRESS / INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, UNIVERSITY OF PHILADELPHIA ISBN  9781941753163 Pbk, 7.25 x 9.25 in. / 226 pgs / 100 color. | 5/21/2019 | In stock  |   US $35.00	Eve Sussman & The Rufus Corporation: The Rape of the Sabine Women LOUISIANA MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ISBN  9788791607622 Flexi, 8 x 10 in. / 116 pgs / 83 color / 11 bw. | 9/30/2009 | In stock  |   US $40.00	Fiona Tan: Disassembling the Archive ART GALLERY OF YORK UNIVERSITY ISBN  9780921972457 Hardback, 6 x 9 in. / 232 pgs / 29 color / 99 bw. | 7/1/2008 | In stock  |   US $25.00
In the Shadow a Shadow: The Work of Joan Jonas GREGORY R. MILLER & CO. ISBN  9780980024289 Clth, 9.5 x 12.75 in. / 536 pgs / 840 color. | 11/24/2015 | In stock  |   US $85.00	James Lee Byars: The Perfect Kiss WALTHER KöNIG, KöLN ISBN  9783960984238 Pbk, 8 x 11.5 in. / 144 pgs / 62 color / 118 bw. | 2/19/2019 | In stock  |   US $39.95	Marina Abramovic: 7 Deaths of Maria Callas DAMIANI ISBN  9788862087315 Clth, 8 x 10.25 in. / 176 pgs / 85 color. | 10/13/2020 | In stock  |   US $65.00
Media Burn: Ant Farm and the Making of an Image INVENTORY PRESS/RITE EDITIONS ISBN  9781941753354 Pbk, 9 x 12 in. / 128 pgs / 150 color. | 11/24/2020 | In stock  |   US $35.00	Performa 13: Surrealism / The Voice / Citizenship GREGORY R. MILLER & CO. ISBN  9781941366066 Pbk, 7 x 9 in. / 384 pgs / 300 color. | 11/24/2015 | In stock  |   US $39.95	Performa 15 GREGORY R. MILLER & CO. ISBN  9781941366196 Pbk, 7 x 9 in. / 256 pgs / 160 color. | 5/5/2020 | In stock  |   US $29.95
Pope.L: Campaign MOUSSE PUBLISHING ISBN  9788867493890 Pbk, 5.75 x 8.25 in. / 168 pgs / 130 bw. | 9/17/2019 | In stock  |   US $30.00	Robin Rhode: Memory Is the Weapon HATJE CANTZ ISBN  9783775746052 Hbk, 9.5 x 12.25 in. / 224 pgs / 250 color. | 11/26/2019 | In stock  |   US $62.00	Shigeko Kubota: Liquid Reality THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9781633451285 Hbk, 9 x 10.5 in. / 112 pgs / 100 color. | 9/21/2021 | In stock  |   US $35.00
Simone Forti: The Bear in the Mirror WALTHER KöNIG, KöLN ISBN  9783960983958 Pbk, 6.5 x 9.25 in. / 94 pgs / 2 color / 17 bw. | 3/19/2019 | In stock  |   US $39.95	Tris Vonna-Michell JRP|EDITIONS ISBN  9783037641705 Pbk, 8.25 x 10.25 in. / 80 pgs / 15 color / 19 bw. | 11/30/2011 | In stock  |   US $39.95	Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960–1971 THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9780870709661 Clth, 9.5 x 12 in. / 240 pgs / 250 color. | 5/26/2015 | In stock  |   US $60.00
member: Pope.L, 1978–2001 THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK ISBN  9781633450868 Hbk, 8 x 10 in. / 144 pgs / 100 color. | 11/19/2019 | In stock  |   US $40.00