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body art
noun
- an artistic practice or style of the 1960s and 1970s developing from conceptual art and performance art and utilizing the artist's body as both the subject and object in such experimentation as decoration, wax casts, and even mutilation.
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- body artist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of body art1
First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences
Co-founder Missy Suicide opens up about standards of beauty, controversy, and body art.
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This past May, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal conducted a joint poll on body art.
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Giger thought the best form of flattery was the body art inspired by his work.
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Simons will outfit Sigourney Weaver and Isabelle Huppert for their upcoming film Body Art.
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