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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As the left veered toward identitarian performance art, Trump jumped into the class war with both feet. —

David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024 The school, however, is more known for performance arts than sports. —

Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 An upcoming four-day festival at The Momentary has no themes — just a range of all kinds of performance art. —

Alex Golden, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024 People often learn skills for these jobs while working for a performance arts company, high school or college drama or film department, or in the motion picture, television or video industries. —

Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for performance art

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of performance art was in 1971

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“Performance art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performance%20art. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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