a style of art where the artist uses his or her own body as the medium for expression often shown in private or public performances. ...
Movement linked to the Happenings of the 1960s which used the human body as the prime medium for the art. Vito Acconci, Chris Burden, Allan Kaprow, George maciunas, Ana Mendieta, Dennis Oppenheim.
Body art is art made on, with, or consisting of, the human body. The most common forms of body art are tattoos and body piercings, but other types include scarification, branding, scalpelling, shaping (for example tight-lacing of corsets), full body tattoo and body painting.
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