Artists have moved from the political and social appeals of the past toward aesthetic and sensory experiences. Besides the loss of the focus on protest with the lifting of martial law, Kuo Shao-tsung, who did several action art performances early on, feels that "the performances that placed emphasis on the body were like the opening of a flower, and have been replaced by the 'Little Theater' which has come after."
美術家，由以往吶喊性的肢體訴求漸走向藝術性和視覺性的呈現。除瞭解嚴之後抗爭不再，早期從事過一些行動表演藝術的郭少宗覺得「肢體性較重的表演，算是開花結果，由後起的小劇場取代了」。