,• Influenced by 1960’s experimentations in drugs &
sex
• Physical, emotional, philological experience
• Human body is the medium
• Varies
• Subset of conceptual art
• Precursor of performance art
• Documented (photography/videos)
• Often masochistic
• Often spiritual exploration
Body dysmorphic disorder (obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance)
Sadism (enjoys inflicting pain)
Masochism (enjoys pain)
Histrionic personality disorder (extreme attention seeking)
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