exponents of postmodernism Gilbert Proesch (b.1943) and George Passmore (b.1942) - more popularly known as Gilbert and George - a duo who teamed up in 1969 at St Martins School of Art in London, and became known as 'living sculptures'.
The wit and irony found in Duchamp's work re-emerged in the early 1960s in the creations of Piero Manzoni (1933-63), who in 1961 proposed turning people into living sculptures by keeping their bodies still and adorning them with ...
It encompasses artists who position themselves as living sculpture as well as those who use their bodies as a canvas. However, the definition of whether an act is Body art or not is often up to the artist.
"I do believe that the most important invention out of it was making ourselves the art, the living sculpture. Making ourselves communicate with the public, making ourselves aware that we have a public in front of us.
The British-based pair Gilbert and George, already in 1970, had documented actions of themselves on video, and created their "living sculpture" performance, being painted in gold and singing "Underneath The Arches" for extended periods.
 See also: Avant-garde, Expression, Sculpture, Painting, Movement
  
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