The Strongest Performance Art Of 2016 Comes From The Black Lives Matter Movement

And that’s because Black Lives Matter understands how performance art interacts with the public. One piece “included a public prayer, titled ‘A Litany,’ composed of bits speech from victims of police violence, and a procession that featured women carrying banners that bore the words ‘joy’ and ‘grief.’ The performance offered the memorable sight of clutches of black women, all dressed in red, parading around the streets of Lower Manhattan.”