Performa is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to exploring the critical role of live performance in the history of twentieth-century art and to encourage new directions in performance for the twenty-first century. The Performa biennial of performance and live art has become a fixture of the New York cultural calendar, bringing a diverse group of artists and thinkers to the city to engage in experiments and exchanges.
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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is established in New York, NY. His will called for the creation of a foundation dedicated to “advancement of the visual arts,” and he left nearly his entire estate to the cause.