The Unbearable Lightness Of Tino Sehgal’s Art

He refuses to work with any inanimate object or substance; his artworks are always performed by “interpreters” – but in a gallery space just as if the piece were a sculpture. He insists that his works be completely ephemeral, not preserved or documented in any way. Yet he also insists on selling his works as if they were canvases or statues (though he forbids the use of written contracts).