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nouveau réalisme

nouveau réalisme noun: an art movement founded in Europe in 1960, characterized by a return to "reality" in opposition to abstract and figurative painting; the creation of collages and assemblages incorporating real-world objects; and the use and critique of mass-produced commercial objects, akin to American pop art.

Noun

nouveau réalisme (uncountable)

  1. An art movement founded in Europe in 1960, characterized by a return to "reality" in opposition to abstract and figurative painting; the creation of collages and assemblages incorporating real-world objects; and the use and critique of mass-produced commercial objects, akin to American pop art.
    • She opened her first gallery in 1959 in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, exhibiting examples of Nouveau Réalisme from France and giving Mr. Rauschenberg his initial Los Angeles exposure in 1962, when she showed his innovative “combine” works, hybrids that merged painting and three-dimensional...2022 September 18, Neil Genzlinger, “Virginia Dwan, Behind-the-Scenes Force in the Art World, Dies at 90”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
    Synonyms:
    new realism

Synonyms of nouveau réalisme

Forms of nouveau réalisme

alternative formNouveau Réalisme

Origin of nouveau réalisme

Unadapted borrowing from French nouveau réalisme (literally “new realism”).

Questions about nouveau réalisme

What does nouveau réalisme mean?
Nouveau réalisme means an art movement founded in Europe in 1960, characterized by a return to "reality" in opposition to abstract and figurative painting; the creation of collages and assemblages incorporating real-world objects; and the use and critique of mass-produced commercial objects, akin to American pop art.
What part of speech is nouveau réalisme?
Nouveau réalisme is a noun.

Words near nouveau réalisme in the dictionary

  1. nouveau
  2. nouveau pauvre
  3. nouveau riche
  4. nouveau roman
  5. nouveau romancier
  6. nouveau réalisme
  7. nouveaus
  8. nouveaux
  9. nouveaux pauvres
  10. nouveaux riches
  11. nouvelle cuisine

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