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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
performance art multimedia art form originating in the 1970s in which performance is the dominant mode of expression. Perfomance art may incorporate such elements as instrumental or electronic music, song, dance, television, film, sculpture, spoken dialogue, and storytelling. The roots of this art lie in early 20th-century modernist experiments with mixed media, particularly in Dada performances. The direct antecedent of performance art, however, can be found in the happenings of the late 1950s and the 1960s. Among the most obvious differences between the two is that the later movement... Read more
Performance art
A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Performance art. An art form combining elements of theatre ... are sometimes used synonymously), but Performance art is usually more carefully programmed ... audience participation. The tradition of Performance art can be traced back to the Futurists ... Read more
Performance Art
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Performance Art. Although the emphasis in these loosely ... always performed. The very nature of performance art defies strict definitions, but in each ... genre, but a painting being created is performance art. While many pieces are sociopolitical ... Read more

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