Collecting Choreography: Simone Forti and Performance in the Contemporary Art Museum

Collecting Choreography is the first major study on the history of dance and performance acquisitions in art museums. Turning to the Museum of Modern Art’s 2015 acquisition of Simone Forti’s Dance Constructions (1960–61), a groundbreaking achievement for both the choreographer and the museum, Megan Metcalf examines how performance, especially dance, has informed the experience of preserving and exhibiting contemporary art. Metcalf tracks Forti’s performances from their first appearances in ...