“Before man was aware of art he was aware of himself.”

—  Gregory Battcock

L’Art Corporel, 1979
Context: Before man was aware of art he was aware of himself. Awareness of the person is, then, the first art. In performance art the figure of the artist is the tool for the art. It is the art.

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