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Art > Body art

Preferred term

Body art  

Definition

  • "Refers to works produced since the 1960s that employ human bodies as the medium of expression; may be in the form of performance art, or the artist using his own body as a focus or theme. " [AAT]

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Body works
  • Corporal art

Notation

  • 119773

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-JGGTM93D-2

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