PER/FORM: How to Do Things with[out] Words

In recent years, Madrid has become one of the most active European cities in
stimulating experimental art, and the CAM2 (Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo)
in Madrid one of its most important centers. Curated by Parachute founder
Chantal Pontbriand, PER/FORM aims to reclaim the museum as platform for live
experimentation, with 16 installations and performances exploring how art deals
with reality in a performative way. The project included an exhibition, three
Intensity Days of performances (as outlined by Lyotard's notion of art
as situation) and this generously illustrated exhibition catalog. Performances,
interactive installations, videos and sound installations in a variety of visual
essays - including musical scores, drawings, documents and photographs -
and theoretical texts by the 30 participating artists make for a captivating look
at the shifting roles of politics, experience and immateriality in art today.