First published in 1979 and now extensively updated, this pioneering book has been expanded with a definitive account of the technological, political and aesthetic shifts in performance art that mark the early years of the twenty-first century. Widely considered the official history of performance art, Goldberg’s book has had a direct influence on many of the world’s emerging and established contemporary artists as well as on the development of a new art history.  With performance now featured in major museums and viewed as one of the most important artistic forms of the twently-first century, the new edition is a timely update to the essential guide.

Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present (Third Edition)

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson; Third Edition edition
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500204047
• ISBN-13: 978-0500204047