Standing still to move forward

The current exhibition Enacting Stillness at the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation in New York (until 13 January 2017) shows work by around 15 contemporary artistsincluding Joan Jonas, Bruce Nauman and Claudia Joskowiczwhose time-based performances emphasise the value of remaining still as a form of resistance or protest. In her video projection, A Needle Woman (1999-2001), the artist Kimsooja draws a stark contrast between stillness and the whirlwind of motion in urban life as she stands o