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artivism

artivism noun: the practice of promoting a political agenda through acts considered to be art, such as the defacing of advertisements.

Noun

artivism (uncountable)

  1. The practice of promoting a political agenda through acts considered to be art, such as the defacing of advertisements.

Origin of artivism

Blend of art + activism.

Questions about artivism

What does artivism mean?
Artivism means the practice of promoting a political agenda through acts considered to be art, such as the defacing of advertisements.
What part of speech is artivism?
Artivism is a noun.

Words near artivism in the dictionary

  1. artists' impressions
  2. artists' proofs
  3. artistæ
  4. artiue
  5. artiues
  6. artivism
  7. artivist
  8. artivistic
  9. artivists
  10. artizan
  11. artizans

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