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Monday, August 17, 2026 · No. 228

Performance

All Performance news curated by The Cultural Signal — real-time press release coverage across the global art world.

9 stories across Contemporary, Performance, London, and New York. Latest: Whitney Museum and Little Island Add Midnight Show by Julio Torres and Martine Gutierrez to Biennial 2026.

Whitney Museum and Little Island Add Midnight Show by Julio Torres and Martine Gutierrez to Biennial 2026

Whitney Museum and Little Island Add Midnight Show by Julio Torres and Martine Gutierrez to Biennial 2026

On August 14, 2026, the Whitney Museum of American Art and Little Island announced a new midnight performance by comedian Julio Torres and artist Martine Gutierrez as part of the Whitney Biennial 2026.

ExhibitionContemporaryPerformanceNew York
Art Basel Traces Art-Club Culture Crossover Ahead of Zurich Street Parade

Art Basel Traces Art-Club Culture Crossover Ahead of Zurich Street Parade

Ahead of Zurich's Street Parade, Art Basel published a feature tracing a century of crossover between art and club culture, examining the current DJ-booth boom in the art world.

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Works & Process Announces Fall 2026 Season at Guggenheim New York and Partner Venues

Works & Process Announces Fall 2026 Season at Guggenheim New York and Partner Venues

Works & Process announced its fall 2026 season on August 4, 2026, featuring performances, residencies, and commissions at Guggenheim New York, Manhattan West, and Free Food Refettorio Harlem.

ExhibitionContemporaryNew YorkPerformance
Frieze Seoul LIVE Programme to Feature Performances by Yagwang, Chang Younghae
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Frieze Seoul LIVE Programme to Feature Performances by Yagwang, Chang Younghae

Frieze has partnered with Seoul's Art Sonje Center to present the LIVE programme for its Seoul fair, showcasing female, queer, and intersectional artists. The programme includes performances by Yagwang and Chang Younghae, among 11 Korean artists.

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Tate Modern to Stage Yvonne Rainer's Trio A for 60th Anniversary in Turbine Hall

Tate Modern to Stage Yvonne Rainer's Trio A for 60th Anniversary in Turbine Hall

Tate Modern will present free performances of Yvonne Rainer's seminal dance work "Trio A" in the Turbine Hall on July 10 and 11, 2026, marking the 60th anniversary of the piece's creation.

ExhibitionContemporaryPerformanceLondon
Serpentine Galleries Launches Park Nights 2026 with Performances by Sophia Stel, Chanel Beads, Ebun Sodipo, Shala Miller

Serpentine Galleries Launches Park Nights 2026 with Performances by Sophia Stel, Chanel Beads, Ebun Sodipo, Shala Miller

Serpentine Galleries has announced Park Nights 2026, an experimental live programme of performances inside the 25th Serpentine Pavilion, designed by the LANZA atelier of Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo.

ExhibitionContemporaryPerformanceLondon

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Hauser & Wirth Zurich Hosts Performance Event in Response to KOO JEONG A Exhibition

Hauser & Wirth Zurich Hosts Performance Event in Response to KOO JEONG A Exhibition

Hauser & Wirth presented a performative event at its Limmatstrasse gallery in Zurich on March 21, 2026, responding to KOO JEONG A's exhibition 'KANGSE X'.

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Thaddaeus Ropac to Screen Oliver Beer Video Opera 'The Cave' in London

Thaddaeus Ropac to Screen Oliver Beer Video Opera 'The Cave' in London

Thaddaeus Ropac is presenting a one-off screening of Oliver Beer's video opera The Cave alongside the artist's London exhibition The Sky in the Cave.

ExhibitionContemporaryLondonVideo Art
Tate Modern Unveils nora chipaumire's gadzi Installation in East Tank

Tate Modern Unveils nora chipaumire's gadzi Installation in East Tank

June 3, 2026, Tate Modern unveiled gadzi, an original installation by nora chipaumire, recipient of the Infinities Commission 2026.

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