114+ Joan Jonas Performance Art . 1936, new york, ny, usa) is a pioneer of video and performance art, and an acclaimed multimedia artist whose work typically encompasses video, performance, installation, sound, text, and drawing. A pioneer of performance and video art, jonas works in video, installation, sculpture, and drawing, often collaborating with musicians and dancers to realize improvisational works that … Joan jonas, believing that sculpture and painting were exhausted mediums, became known for her pioneering work in performance and video art. Jonas, who studied sculpture and art history, was deeply influenced by the work of trisha brown, with whom …. There is nothing static or easily definable about this art.