performance art

noun

1. a collaborative art form originating in the 1970s as a fusion of several artistic media, as painting, film, video, music, drama, and dance, and deriving in part from the 1960s performance happenings.

performance art

noun

1. a theatrical presentation that incorporates various art forms, such as dance, sculpture, music, etc

Other Words From

• performance artist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of performance art¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

What Beyoncé is doing, Palmer says, is performance art — “emoting something that is meant to be an aspirational exploration of feminism, gender-nonconformity but still softness, being assertive, having her peace in chaos with ‘Lemonade.’”

From Los Angeles Times

Nor is she just limiting herself to acting in film and TV: She plans to continue exploring her work in performance art, dance and more.

From Los Angeles Times

Hernandez will be showing a new performance work, “Echo,” for the Performance Art Museum on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

Pioneers of the genre such as Agnes Denes, who once transformed a Manhattan landfill into a wondrous urban wheat field, and Helène Aylon, who commemorated the end of the Cold War with anti-nuclear performance art, are absent.

From Los Angeles Times

"I think my No. 1 purpose in this world is to make books. However, I do think a close second is performance art online and to entertain others. So my plan for the hurricane is obviously, on a boots-on-the-ground level, to stay safe, fill up the bathtub, charge chargers, etc," Calloway said.

From Salon