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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Since founding her label in the 1980s, Rowley has built a brand that spans ready-to-wear, surf and swim, accessories and home goods, while staging runway shows that often double as performance art.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Portlanders understand the tragic reality that’s been inflicted on us, which is why resistance here often looks more like performance art than warfare.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
And if you’re not convinced by any of the testimony, you might be morbidly fascinated by the performance art of watching so many allegedly serious people would go on the record about such things.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
For a second-year Housewife, she’s committed to the performance art of delusion.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Portlanders understand the tragic reality that’s been inflicted on us, which is why resistance here often looks more like performance art than warfare.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
And if you’re not convinced by any of the testimony, you might be morbidly fascinated by the performance art of watching so many allegedly serious people would go on the record about such things.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
For a second-year Housewife, she’s committed to the performance art of delusion.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Performance art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performance%20art. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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