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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But none of these men turned suicidal imaginings into a deadly work of performance art.
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Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
There was one in 1960 when the toy first became a modern fad, another in 1987, and a smattering of more recent papers since 2008 as the Hula-Hoop's popularity has risen again as a form of exercise of performance art.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
There’s a fund that is set aside to make people believe in art, and again, believe in performance art.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The documentary feels like a concert with academic footnotes and references or performance art.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
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Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
There was one in 1960 when the toy first became a modern fad, another in 1987, and a smattering of more recent papers since 2008 as the Hula-Hoop's popularity has risen again as a form of exercise of performance art.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
There’s a fund that is set aside to make people believe in art, and again, believe in performance art.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The documentary feels like a concert with academic footnotes and references or performance art.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Performance art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performance%20art. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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