Why Is Jay Z’s “Picasso Baby” Live @ Pace, Performance Art?

Answer: its not. Its a live performance of one song on repeat with a bunch of Art World luminaries.

Answer: its not. Its a live performance of one song on repeat with a bunch of Art World luminaries. It was a great event no doubt, everyone there had nothing but raves for the spectacle. But performance art? The presence of Abramovic does not make every moment a high concept happening. Or does it?

But if one knows anything about the aesthetic experience is that it is completely subjective. And what is considered art, good, bad, ugly, or profound, to me, may not be for you.

So here is the finished documentary of Jay Z’s live performance at Pace and you may decide: