This is the official archive of

THE ACT

A Journal of Advanced Art, Performance Art, Happenings, Actions, Events, Choices, Actions, Non-Art Art, and Reports from the Art/Life Boundary.

Published from 1985 through 1990 in New York City and distributed in the USA, Canada, and Europe.

Original articles and artwork by artists and writers. Critical & theoretical work from scholars.


All issues of The Act are preserved here online and are available here for viewing and reading.


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The Act – vol 1.1  1986

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The Act – vol 1.2  1987

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The Act – vol 1.3  1988–89

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The Act – vol 2.1  1990

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