The field of New Genres/Performance first appeared in the 1960s as a melding of sculpture and theater, driven by artists who wanted to escape the static limitations of the pure sculptural object. It has now expanded further to encompass site installations and video and almost any other new medium, and so remains a diverse and fluid area of the fine art. Some work created in this area is quite temporary; that is, it may only exist for the duration of the performance itself, with only the memory of the experience lingering. Other work is more lasting and is now being collected by museums and galleries. It is often humorous, often challenging, and almost always “tells a story.”