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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In 2015, the VALIE EXPORT Center Linz was inaugurated in a former tobacco factory in her hometown to foster engagement with media and performance art.
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News Desk, Artforum, 15 May 2026
The moving piece of performance art was staged to celebrate the release of Mayhem Requiem, a new live album presented by Apple Music.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Revisiting the groundbreaking feminist performance art movement in 1970s Los Angeles, one artist spotlights the inspirational, transformational, radical community exploding the narrative and status quo.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Revisiting the groundbreaking feminist performance art movement in 1970s Los Angeles, one artist spotlights the inspirational, transformational, radical community exploding the narrative and status quo.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 15 May 2026
The moving piece of performance art was staged to celebrate the release of Mayhem Requiem, a new live album presented by Apple Music.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Revisiting the groundbreaking feminist performance art movement in 1970s Los Angeles, one artist spotlights the inspirational, transformational, radical community exploding the narrative and status quo.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
Revisiting the groundbreaking feminist performance art movement in 1970s Los Angeles, one artist spotlights the inspirational, transformational, radical community exploding the narrative and status quo.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
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“Performance art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performance%20art. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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