The Case of Second Floor- An Anatomy of Performance and The Invitation of Aggression

Lital Dotan and Eyal Perry, New York: 2024. 196 pp.

This artist book chronicles the events surrounding a single performance, Second Floor (2010), which turned extremely violent, while none of the audience interfered, including art writers, patrons, art professionals, and students. The book dissects the roles in performance and intimately analyzes the anatomy of a culture on the verge of moral collapse. 

The book includes extensive documentation of the original performance, including audience responses. It features conversations between Lital Dotan and Eyal Perry recorded over a decade, documentation of related works, and the script of the stage play Second Floor (2016).

Designer: Rena Reznikov