performance artist
- a word derived from performance art.
Example Sentences
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Otero Alcantara, a self-taught performance artist, sculptor and painter, rose to prominence in 2020 as leader of the San Isidro protest movement of artists and intellectuals.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
One ad named “Find Your Waymoment,” which aired earlier this year in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix, depicted a performance artist enjoying the peace and quiet of a driverless car after an intense performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Part hobo, part insult comic, part performance artist, Diogenes flaunted his disregard for convention in ways that scandalized the bourgeoisie of Athens and, later, Corinth, after his banishment from Sinope became permanent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
He is a symbol and character more than a man, a type of performance artist.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025
The performance artist was on the mark that day.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
