performance art
noun
: a nontraditional art form often with political or topical themes that typically features a live presentation to an audience or onlookers (as on a street) and draws on such arts as acting, poetry, music, dance, or painting
performance artist
noun
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Maya, like Bassichis, did an act that was a bit standup, a bit performance art, broken up by dreamy, oddball songs.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
At the center of the record is Dunham’s voice, which makes basic songwriting come off as performance art.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
Nitsch, who died in 2022, is often thought of as the father of the 1960s radical performance art movement Viennese Actionism, whose ethos Holzinger discussed in relation to her own in a New York Times article following the performance.
—Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
In 2024, the city and downtown merchants began offering a variety of music and performance art acts inside establishments and on streets where the big party takes place the following day.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
At the center of the record is Dunham’s voice, which makes basic songwriting come off as performance art.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
Nitsch, who died in 2022, is often thought of as the father of the 1960s radical performance art movement Viennese Actionism, whose ethos Holzinger discussed in relation to her own in a New York Times article following the performance.
—Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
In 2024, the city and downtown merchants began offering a variety of music and performance art acts inside establishments and on streets where the big party takes place the following day.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
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“Performance art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performance%20art. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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