Since the beginning of Dadaism in the Cabaret Voltaire, Zürich in 1916, many artists have experimented with extreme performance art as a critique of contemporary consumer culture. Some have used bodily fluids such as blood, faeces and urine. Other times they perform self-mutilation. Simulated (artificial) blood has also been used."Feminists Perform Bloody Mock Abortion on ‘Virgin Mary’ In Front of Cathedral". Heat Street. In the 1960s and 1970s extreme performance was elevated to a movement with the Viennese actionists. In recent times there has been a resurgence in extreme performance as a response to the increasing alienation some artists feel in the face of today's technological advances.
Artists Some contemporary artists using extreme performance include: Ron Athey Abel Azcona Franko B Bob Flanagan Yang Zhichao Rocío Boliver Tehching Hsieh monochrom, e.g. Eignblunzn, Buried Alive (performance)
References
"Some Art's Painful by Design". Newsweek.
External links The 8 Top Shocking Art Performances . Artiholics.