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.

First recorded in 1970–75

Yet, the body art industry does not have significant power, and there are few professional resources for struggling businesses and artists.

From Vox

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