the queasy merger of art theater and the experience economy

Artforum – The play condensed this into a ninety-minute performance, following five contestants as they attempt to maintain bodily contact with a pickup truck—the last standing contestant wins the vehicle. The bulk of the play consisted of monologues concerning the contestants’ motivations and backstories delivered as though to an invisible TV crew, punctuated by brief interjections from an announcer, who occasionally solicited applause from the audience and comment from contestants. – read more