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 Word Forms

• performance artist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of performance art¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

It’s performance art, a way of governing not through policy, but through leveraging symbols.

From Salon

The book centers around four heady weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which begins the unraveling of two newspaper critics who have traveled up from London to cover the sprawling performance art event.

From Los Angeles Times

Are they doing it as some weird kind of performance art?

From Los Angeles Times

It’s something she likens, at multiple points, to performance art, this idea of projecting forward someone you’re not.

From Los Angeles Times

First, both threats are fanciful to the point of serving as performance art.

From Los Angeles Times