performance artperˈformance ˌart noun [uncountable] 
Examples
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Thesaurus- A programme of performance art to be announced with this exhibition.
- Garner knows about the challenge of performance art.
- No matter how he strutted and screamed, the end result was more like watching performance art than hearing a concert.
- Some performance art does contain gratuitous violence.
- The materials of Fluxus artists were mainly ephemeral or paper-based, or centred on performance art, presenting problems for exhibition organisers.
- The most successful of the human oddities, Taylor says, were those who could present their deformities as performance art.
- The second is intensely combative performance art, and just about self-financing.
THESAURUStypes of art► modern art
a type of art that can combine acting, dance, painting, film etc to express an idea—performance artist noun [countable] art from the late 19th century until now: · I’m not very keen on modern art.
► contemporary art art that is being created now: · an exhibition of contemporary art
► Western art art in Europe and North America: · Velasquez was one of the greatest figures in the history of Western art.
► fine art art, especially painting, which is made to be beautiful or affect your emotions, rather than to be useful: · She wants to study fine art at college.· the Royal Academy of Fine Arts
► abstract art paintings or images that consist of shapes or lines which do not look like people, places, or objects: · it’s almost impossible for any artist not to be influenced by Picasso’s abstract art.
► figurative art art that shows pictures of people, places, or objects: · In this country, we always feel more comfortable with figurative art.
► conceptual art a type of modern art, which shows ideas about the world: · In conceptual art, the idea behind the work of art holds as much importance as the artwork itself.
► applied art the use of artistic principles in the design of objects and images for people to use. This includes subjects such as fashion, jewellery design, architecture, and photography: · Van de Velde taught at the new school of applied art.
► primitive art art by people who live in societies where there is a very simple way of life and no modern technology or industry: · The interest in primitive art came about largely through the work of Gauguin.
► pop art art that shows ordinary objects that you find in people’s homes, which was made popular in the 1960s by artists such as Andy Warhol: · The relationship of advertising to art was part of the pop art phenomenon in the 1960s.
► the visual arts painting, sculpture, and other art forms that you look at, not literature or music: · The approach to the visual arts has changed in the last two decades.
► the decorative arts the design and production of beautiful things for the home, such as furniture, pottery, and cloth: · The exhibition will also cover the decorative arts.
► the performing arts dance, music, or drama, done to entertain people: · San Diego’s School for the Creative and Performing Arts
► the plastic arts art that involves producing objects such as sculptures or pots: · the decline of the plastic arts in the fifth century
► performance art a type of art that can combine acting, dance, and other actions to express an idea: · It will be a mixture of live performance art, music and poetry in an informal club setting.