In 2012, art historian Claire Bishop wrote an essay for October about the 1990s-early 2000s phenomenon of what she calls "delegated performance": "the act of hiring nonprofessionals or specialists in other fields to undertake the job of being present and performing at a particular time and a particular place on behalf of the artist, and following his or her instructions." In other words, performance art through proxies.
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In 2012, art historian Claire Bishop wrote an essay for October about the 1990s-early 2000s phenomenon of what she calls "delegated performance": "the act of hiring nonprofessionals or specialists in other fields to undertake the job of being present and performing at a particular time and a particular place on behalf of the artist, and following his or her instructions." In other words, performance art through proxies.