performance art artists
2 published performance art artists, led by John Cage and Laurie Anderson.
At a glance
2 published performance art artists; 139 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists0 tier 1 · 1 tier 2 · 1 tier 3
- 2
- Release groups
- 332
- Studio albums
- 273
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 139
- Timeline events
- 276
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 60 years
- Full biographies
- 2
- Biography words
- 13,590
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1950s (1 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most performance art artists. United States leads with 2.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with performance art. The most shared is 20th-century classical music, with 1 artists in both.
Covers from performance art
139 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Lunaris
John Cage · 2026
Chamber Works 1943-1951
John Cage · 2025
Actions–Remarks: John Cage’s Variations
John Cage · 2024
Bach Uncaged
John Cage · 2024
Cage²
John Cage · 2024
Music for Three
John Cage · 2024
Rozart Mix
John Cage · 2024
Winter Music
John Cage · 2024
Michael Tilson Thomas in Verbier
John Cage · 2023
Modern Horn Trios
John Cage · 2023
Overtones
John Cage · 2023
Choral Works
John Cage · 2022
Leaders
John Cage has the most release groups (287); John Cage the longest career (75 years); Laurie Anderson the most awards (8).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| John Cage | 287 |
| Laurie Anderson | 45 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| John Cage | 75 |
| Laurie Anderson | 45 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Laurie Anderson | 8 |
| John Cage | 5 |

