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The New York Times asks Did YouTube Kill Performance Art?

In the Internet age, when the line between "happenings" and publicity stunts has blurred, can performance art still resonate with the public?

Here are a couple of interesting selections from the four responses... 

Room for Debate: Performance Art Engages All Five Senses
by Paul Levinson, The New York Times, August 18, 2011

The Lure of Enigmatic Gestures
by Liz Kotz, The New York Times, August 18, 2011