Artist
Tehching Hsieh
b. 1950 · Taiwanese-American
Tehching Hsieh created a series of year-long performances in which life itself was subjected to strict rules: punching a time clock every hour, living outdoors, being tied to another person and abstaining from art. The works redefine endurance through ordinary time rather than spectacle alone.
Performance
Major Works
- 1978–79One Year Performance 1978–1979 (Cage Piece) →
- 1980–81One Year Performance 1980–1981 (Time Clock Piece) →
- 1981–82One Year Performance 1981–1982 (Outdoor Piece) →
- 1983–84Art/Life One Year Performance 1983–1984 (Rope Piece) →
- 1985–86One Year Performance 1985–1986 (No Art Piece) →
- 1986–99Tehching Hsieh 1986–1999 →
- 1973Jump Piece →
- 1970sEarly Performance Documentation →
- 1980–81Time Clock Self-Portraits →
- 1978–99Life Works Archive →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo