Trascript of a presentation by Live Art DK on the state of performance in Denmark, in particular in relation to the issues of presentation, production and documentation. Artsadmin, 13th July 2015.

The author reflects on the “Monica Ross: A Symposium” that took place at the British Library, London, on Friday 28 November 2014, in celebration of the institution’s acquisition of Ross’s digital archive.

Performance Art Faction (PAF) was an Arts Council England funded, nine month long holistic project made up of artist residencies, research labs, exhibitions, live performances and open platform events. PAF explored the intersections of contemporary performance art, politics and society with the aim of reawakening the innate political potential of our bodies. Contributors: Benjamin Sebastian, Francesca Lisette, Bean, Jessica Worden, Diana Damian, Robin Bale and Victoria Grey.Artists: Fabiola Paz, Jade Montserrat, Kris Grey, Amber Hawk Swanson, Hugh O’Donnell, Maria José Arjona, Arianna Ferrari, Panopoly Lab (Esther Neff and Brian McCorkle), Burmester & Feigl, Owen Parry, Carlos Salazar Lermont, Helena Walsh introducing Speaking of I.M.E.L.D.A and Aliza Shvarts. The publication is a homage to DIY print aesthetics and propaganda art, and includes: Commissioned essays from artists/academics/agitators, Film & Photographic documentation, Open Call & Research Lab roll calls, PAF memorabilia, PAF Artists' bios & photographs, ]ps[ manifesto. Shelved in Oversize publications section.

10 practitioners from different backgrounds to reflect on the broad themes of participation, audience, criticality and writing in a series of short essays and provocations inspired by their own practice and numerous works in Compass Festival 2014. Contributors include Andy Abbott, Emma Cocker, Patrick Coyle, Victoria Gray, Gillie Kleiman, Annie Lloyd, Gill Park, Harold Offeh, Nathan Walker, Adam Young. A limited edition hard copy.

Video documentation, trailer and still pictures from Felipe Osornio’s – aka Lechedevirgen Trimegisto –  “Inferno Variete – Devoción”, a performance project recovering and reinterpreting the theoretical and historical approaches of artists, activists, academics and representative figures around the themes of masculinity, violence against sexual minorities, gender performativity, decolonialism and body art.

Between 2013-2014 LOW PROFILE were Artsadmin bursary supported artists. As part of their bursary, LOW PROFILE presented a showcase titled, The Event Formerly Known As Stand Ins at Toynbee Studios, producing a newly updated version of the LOW PROFILE newspaper for this event.

This article speculates about the new kinds of historical information that performance scholars may be able to preserve as a result of recent innovations in web archiving.

Written by Simon Casson, producer of Duckie, this is a polemic letter responding to the consultation towards the McMaster Review for James Purnell and the Department of Culture Media and Sport, condemnning the state of art-funding.

This publication serves as a brief summary of the five commissions which comprise the IN project 2012 – 2015.

Research booklet for a collaborative project initiated by live artist Tania El Khoury and researcher and architect Abir Saksouk. “Nothing To Declare” was the group’s first lecture performance and was developed during a residency at Watermill Studios in the United States in April 2013. Also see video documentation ref EF5156.