nouveau réalisme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

nouveau réalisme

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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