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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Malinin’s side interest in performance art began to show up in his skating.
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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
An evening revue of wild, uncouth performance art by local artists, emphasizing work that is often discouraged elsewhere.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
CyberGuy has covered Ai-Da before, when her work focused on drawing, painting and performance art.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Kaplan, who has a background in performance art and comedy, was in the process of digitizing her video work from graduate school but didn’t finish in time.
—Erica Zora Wrightson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
An evening revue of wild, uncouth performance art by local artists, emphasizing work that is often discouraged elsewhere.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
CyberGuy has covered Ai-Da before, when her work focused on drawing, painting and performance art.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Kaplan, who has a background in performance art and comedy, was in the process of digitizing her video work from graduate school but didn’t finish in time.
—Erica Zora Wrightson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Performance art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performance%20art. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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