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Contemporary Art Movements

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Minimalism

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An art movement that began in post–World War II Western art, most strongly with American visual arts in the 1960s and early 1970s, characterized by simplicity and a focus on literal objects and monochromatic palettes.

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Digital Art

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An artistic work or practice that uses digital technology as part of the creative or presentation process.

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Social Practice Art

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An art medium that focuses on engagement through human interaction and social discourse. It often includes interactions with people and communities in the creation of the artwork.

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Street Art

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Artwork that is created in public locations, usually unsanctioned artwork outside of the context of traditional art venues.

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Surrealism

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A 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.

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Land Art

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A movement characterized by the use of natural materials or the alteration of landscapes in a way that comments on environmental issues or the beauty of the Earth's natural systems.

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New Media Art

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Art that involves the use of digital technologies and the internet, exploring the intersection of art with computation, telecommunications, and multi-media.

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Graffiti Art

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Artistic expressions that are made on walls or other surfaces, often without permission and in public view, featuring various forms of spray-paint lettering and murals.

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Photorealism

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An art movement that began in the late 1960s, in which paintings are created to resemble photographs, often with meticulous detail.

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Conceptual Art

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Art where the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns.

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Arte Povera

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An Italian contemporary art movement that takes a radical stance against the corporate culture, using a wide range of materials to challenge and disrupt the values of the commercialized contemporary gallery system.

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Neo-Expressionism

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A style of modern painting and sculpture that emerged in the late 1970s and dominated the art market until the mid-1980s. It is characterized by intense subjectivity and rough handling of materials.

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Video Art

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An art form which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. It can take many forms from installations, to narratives, to non-narrative presentations and short films.

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Performance Art

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A performance presented to an audience within a fine art context, traditionally interdisciplinary.

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Postmodernism

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A late-20th-century style and concept in the arts, architecture, and criticism, which represents a departure from modernism and has at its heart a general distrust of grand theories and ideologies.

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Pop Art

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An art movement that emerged in the 1950s and flourished in the 1960s in America and Britain, drawing inspiration from popular and commercial culture.

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Installation Art

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An artistic genre of three-dimensional works that often are site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space.

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Abstract Expressionism

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A post–World War II art movement in American painting, characterized by gestural brush-strokes or mark-making, and the impression of spontaneity.

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Bio Art

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An art practice where humans work with live tissues, bacteria, living organisms, and life processes.

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Feminist Art

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An art form that emerged in the late 1960s and 1970s during the feminist movement, which sought to reflect women's lives and experiences and to address the role of women in the arts.

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