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performance art

art using the actions of an artist or other participants (not to be confused with performing arts)
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performance art

Summary

performance art is an art genre[1]. It draws 554 Wikipedia views per month (art_genre category, ranking #23 of 200).[2]

Key Facts

  • performance art's instance of is recorded as art genre[3].
  • performance art is a type of art[4].
  • performance art is a type of time-based art[5].
  • performance art's Commons category is recorded as Performance art[6].
  • performance art's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Performance art[7].
  • performance art's described at URL is recorded as https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/performance-art[8].
  • performance art's described at URL is recorded as https://stedelijkstudies.com/journal/the-place-of-performance/[9].
  • performance art's product or material produced is recorded as performance artwork[10].
  • performance art's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte[11].
  • performance art's different from is recorded as performance artwork[12].
  • performance art's different from is recorded as performing arts[13].
  • performance art's different from is recorded as performance[14].
  • performance art's practiced by is recorded as performance artist[15].
  • performance art's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Art+Feminism[16].
  • performance art's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].

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Definition and Type

performance art's instance of is recorded as art genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include art[4] and time-based art[5].

Why It Matters

performance art draws 554 Wikipedia views per month (art_genre category, ranking #23 of 200).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Abel Azcona art Claes Oldenburg John Cage Joseph Beuys Laurie Anderson Marina Abramović Riyadh University of Arts Tracey Emin Tristan Tzara Vito Acconci

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Mcampany · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Performance art
    Instance of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Art+Feminism, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Product or material produced → performance artwork
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Performance art, Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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