The Art of Performance 12th Edition is pres ented as part of High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027) initiat ed by the Performance Art Museum\, Los Angeles. It is a multi-institutiona l exploration of the magazine’s enduring impact on contemporary performanc e and community. This project honors the legacy of High Performance magazi ne (1978–1997) and the writing of Jacki Apple. She was the contributing an d media arts editor from 1983 to 1995\, who helped shape the discourse aro und the emerging performance art scene in Los Angeles. Apple’s essays comb ined close observation with cultural and historical context\, positioning interdisciplinary performance as a vital form of social and artistic pract ice. Activating her writing as a curatorial framework\, this three-day res idency brings together artists Apple championed through their new performa nce\, sound\, movement and installation projects. These performances map c onnections between these histories\, communities and artists.
Art
ists
Lin Hixson and Every house has a door — The F
ossil Record
Anna Holmer — Bread Woman
Paul
Chavez and Carmina Escobar — We Who Learned to Breathe Water
Simon Leung — Instant / Replay
The Art of Performance 12th Edi tion is presented as part of High Performance: A 2-Year Conference (2025–2027) initiated by the Performance Art Museum\, Los Angeles. It is a multi-institutional exploration of the magazine’s endurin g impact on contemporary performance and community. This project honors th e legacy of High Performance magazine (1978–1997) and the writing of Jacki Apple. She was the contributing and media arts editor from 1983 to 1995\, who helped shape the discourse around the emerging performance a rt scene in Los Angeles. Apple’s essays combined close observation with cu ltural and historical context\, positioning interdisciplinary performance as a vital form of social and artistic practice. Activating her writing as a curatorial framework\, this three-day residency brings together artists Apple championed through their new performance\, sound\, movement and ins tallation projects. These performances map connections between these histo ries\, communities and artists.
Artists
Lin Hixson
and Every house has a door — The Fossil Record
Paul Chavez and
Carmina Escobar — We Who Learned to Breathe Water
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