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

Examples of performance art in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But during a massive internal update, performance art is often the first thing that causes suffering. — Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

There’s a tongue-in-cheek nature to some of the challenges to his decision (for instance, a performance art piece about a mother bidding farewell to her son). — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

There was Colombia’s René Higuita, who turned goalkeeping into performance art and gave the world the scorpion kick save. — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

There was the hub of the downtown art scene and the performance art scene. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for performance art

• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart
• upstart