Performance art, as currently practiced, emerged as an avant garde movement in the 1960s and ’70s, and some of its features made it difficult to visualize how it might make the transition from galleries and public spaces to the more institutional environment of the museum.
via opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com
Absolutely extraordinary. After you read Danto's column, be sure to click on the slides and then go over to the Flickr link.