A historiography of the emergence and development of Israeli performance art in the 1960s-70s

What is it about?

The article focuses on the performative turn in Israeli art, which took place in the mid-1960s and developed through three distinct phases into the 1970s: from the introduction of innovative artistic techniques and performative actions of painting, through outdoor activities, to the third phase of performance art and the body.

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Why is it important?

While Israeli art historians have briefly considered performative manifestations of art produced in the 1970s, they have failed to relate them to a comprehensive performative turn, nor have they considered them from the point of view of performance theory, which foregrounds their ontological, phenomenological, and embodied values.