NEW YORK.-PERFORMA is pleased to present the fourth installment of NOT FOR SALE: Writing on Performance and New Media, in conjunction with New York University, Steinhardt School of Education, Department of Art and Art Professions, and as part of PERFORMA05, the first biennial of new visual art performance in New York City. The event is free and open to the public, and will take place at New York University's Yalincak Family Foundation Lecture Hall at 19 West 4th Street on the corner of Mercer on Saturday, November 12, 2005 from 1:30 to 5:00 pm. Reception to follow. For further information, please call PERFORMA at (212) 533-5720, or visit www.performa-arts.org.

NOT FOR SALE: Writing on Performance and New Media is a dynamic continuation of the discussion on performance and its relationship to the museum, gallery, critic and collector. The two-part symposium comprised of a distinguished panel of critics and curators will offer an in-depth view of contemporary developments in writings on ephemeral works of art that encompass several creative disciplines.

November 12, 2005, 1:30-3:00 PM. SESSION I: Curating (and Writing on) Performance in the 21st Century More and more contemporary artists from around the world make live art and performance-related film and video, as well as installation art, with an ever-increasing presence in museums and galleries. How does the current generation of curators, critics, and writers tackle curating and writing about performance differently from the past? In what way has the relationship between the artist, curator, and museum changed over the past decade? A panel of critics and curators will discuss the art of curating performance today.

Anthony Huberman, Curator, SculptureCenter Bennett Simpson, Associate Curator, ICA Boston Catherine Wood, Curator, Tate Modern, London Moderated by Cay Sophie Rabinowitz, Senior US Editor, Parkett Publishers

3:30-5:00 PM - SESSION II: Writing (and Reviewing) Across Borders-Performance and New Media. Critics and writers on art today need to be well versed in many languages including film, dance, literature, music, architecture and new media. How does an author write across disciplines? How much background in each individual history does a writer need in order to illuminate this multidisciplinary work and to explain its relevance in a broader cultural context to ever-evolving audiences? A panel of critics and writers will explore these questions as they relate to the research, development, and presentation of visual art performance.

Margo Jefferson, Writer and Critic; John Rockwell, Dance Critic, The New York Times; Linda Yablonsky, Novelist and Critic. Moderated by RoseLee Goldberg, Founder and Director of PERFORMA.