行为艺术经艺术家亲身加入，精心策划而推出行为或事件，并通过与人交流，一步步发展，形成结果的过程。我们定义这个事件或过程为行为艺术。

相关词汇 action n. 行动，行为 audience n. 观众 avant-garde adj. 先锋的，前卫的 bizarre adj. 奇怪的，古怪的 break v. 打破 cause v. 引起 controversy n. 争议 convention n. 传统 convey v. 传达，传递 creation n. 创作 element n. 元素，要素 participation n. 参与，参加 performance artist 行为艺术家 performer n. 表演者 squat v. 蹲 taboo n. 禁忌 traditional adj. 传统的 utilize v. 使用 weird adj. 古怪的
[图片0] 情景对话: A: Isn't it weird for that man to just squat on the street, witha book lying before him which he's not reading at all? B: Where? Who? A: Look! There! That man in white. B: Oh, he's probably a performance artist. A: Performance artist? So he's performing right now? Andthat's art? B: Yeah. Performance art breaks conventions of traditionalarts. It mainly utilizes people's actions to convey somemeaning and it's also called "action art". A: So it doesn't necessarily involve audience's participation,does it? B: No. And performance art sometimes even challengespeople's taboos, so it can cause controversy. A: Um, it really sounds like something only those avant-garde artists would do. B: Some kinds of performance art can be very close toperforming arts, because it may borrow some elementsfrom the latter. A: You mean the performers may also dance or sing? Theyare not always silent during their performance? B: No, not really. A: Uh, that's really new to me. 参考译文: A:你瞧那人蹲在街上，而前放本书，又没在看，这不奇怪吗? B:在哪儿啊?哪个人? A:瞧!就那边，那个穿白衣服的人。 B:哦，很可能那人是个行为艺术家。 A:行为艺术家?那么他现在就在进行表演哆?这也是种艺术吗? B:是的。行为艺术打破了传统艺术门类的常规，主要是利用人们的动作行为来表达含义，所以也被称为“行动艺术”。 A:那么这种艺术形式不一定需要有观众的参与，对吗? B:对。而且行为艺术有时甚至会挑战人们的禁忌，所以也会引发一些争议。 A:嗯，听起来好像这是先锋艺术家们才会去做的。 B:有些形式的行为艺术与表演艺术也非常接近，因为其中可能会借用表演艺术的元素。 A:你是说有些行为艺术家表演时也可能会跳跳舞、唱唱歌?整个表演过程中也未必一直都是不讲话、不发声音的? B:是啊。 A:呵呵，这我倒是长见识了。