In class, the performances happened sometimes one after the other, and sometimes simultaneously. Proceedings at Martina's Net(Work) show at VIVO center took place in this manner as well. I took a friend there who has close to no exposure to contemporary performance art, and he commented that it felt very strange and creepy. No doubt, this did look like a freakshow.
I think performance art needs to operate in a context of normality in order to function properly. It is the stark contrast of a strange happening in a normal setting that arouses curiosity and stimulates in the viewer a search for meaning.
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I would not say that simply discarding the show by calling it a freakshow is constructive, perceptive or at all descriptive.
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