Kiss

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"Kiss" is a renowned performance artwork by Tino Sehgal in which a pair of performers enact a continuous, evolving embrace that references iconic kisses from art history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf contemporary artwork
performance artwork
artForm conceptual art
performance art
artHistoricalReference iconic kisses from art history
artistPracticeContext institutional critique
non-object-based art
belongsToSeries Tino Sehgal’s constructed situations NERFINISHED
conceptualFocus re-enactment of canonical artworks
translation of static images into live action
creator Tino Sehgal NERFINISHED
documentationPolicy no photography allowed
no video recording allowed
no written contract of sale
exhibitionContext art gallery
museum
interactionWithAudience live presence
shared physical space
keyFeature choreographed movement
continuous embrace
evolving embrace
language non-verbal performance
medium human bodies in motion
live performance
movementQuality continuous
cyclical
slow
ontologicalStatus immaterial artwork
performanceMode live enactment
performerRole pair of performers
referencedDomain art history
iconic romantic imagery
requires choreographic instructions
trained performers
saleMode oral contract
sensoryModality kinesthetic
visual
subjectMatter couple
embrace
kissing
temporalNature time-based art
theme art historical memory
embodiment of images
intimacy
representation of affection
romantic love

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Tino Sehgal notableWork Kiss