MuseumChick | Danee Gilmartin

Nouveau Réalisme (or New Realism in English) was coined in 1960 by Pierre Restany, a French critic. Meant to characterize a group of artists who include real objects (often junk) in their work with the intention of making ironic comments on modern life. Yves Klein and Tinguely were among the leading artists of NR (Clarke 2010).

I’m trying something new- I’m going to start posting an “Art Word of the Day”. I recently got inspired by a new dictionary I just bought at the MoMA bookstore that is focused on a broad range of art terms called “Oxford The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms“.  I know most people might find it boring to read a dictionary A-Z, so I want to pick a new word from the book that I find interesting and have Darcy present it to you!

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“A slender pointed-arch window, used particularly in Early England architecture from the late 12th to the mid-13th centuries”(Clarke 2010).

I’m trying something new- I’m going to start posting an “Art Word of the Day”. I recently got inspired by a new dictionary I just bought at the MoMA bookstore that is focused on a broad range of art terms called “Oxford The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms“.  I know most people might find it boring to read a dictionary A-Z, so I want to pick a new word from the book that I find interesting and have Darcy present it to you!

©2011 Danee Gilmartin All rights reserved