This book on the latest in contemporary

performance art features the work of

world-renowned artist Marina Abramovi´c

and showcases eighteen emerging artists. Abramovi ´c s remarkable career as one of her generation s most

challenging performance artists has paved the way for younger

artists who are interested in this complex and often radical art

form. Lately Abramovi´c has turned her attention to exploring ways

to encapsulate the art form after the performance is physically

completed. This project explores the diversity of contemporary

performance art through the works of exciting new artists from

around the world. Their use of storytelling, virtual worlds, audience

participation, sound, and the body are documented in this

illustrated volume. An interview by Hans Ulrich Obrist with

Abramovi´c outlines the challenges and goals of her new project

while essays by leading curators in the field of performance art

explore methods for preserving this unique art form, and brief

profiles of each of the artists introduce readers to a new

generation of challenging and innovative performance artists.