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• Lettrism — is a French avant garde movement, established in Paris in the mid 1940s by Romanian immigrant Isidore Isou. In a body of work totalling hundreds of volumes, Isou and the Lettrists have applied their theories to all areas of art and culture, most… …   Wikipedia

• belles-lettrism — belles let·trism …   English syllables

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• Conceptual art — Not to be confused with concept art. Joseph Kosuth, One and Three Chairs (1965) Conceptual art is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many of the works,… …   Wikipedia

• Hypergraphy — Hypergraphy, also called hypergraphics and metagraphics, is a critical method developed by the Lettrist movement in the 1950s, which encompasses a synthesis of writing and other forms of media.[1] Isidore Isou, the founder of Lettrism, said that… …   Wikipedia

• Gil J. Wolman — Gil Joseph Wolman was a French artist, born in Paris in 1929 and dying there in 1995. His work encompassed painting, poetry and film making. He was a member of Isidore Isou s avant garde Letterist movement in the early 1950s, then becoming a… …   Wikipedia

• Dada — For other uses, see Dada (disambiguation). Cover of the first edition of the publication Dada by Tristan Tzara; Zurich, 1917 Dada (English pronunciation: /ˈdɑːdɑː/) or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, du …   Wikipedia

• Minimalism — This article is about the concept in the arts. For other uses, see Minimalism (disambiguation). Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most… …   Wikipedia

• Cubism — Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d Avignon, 1907. Considered to be a major step towards the founding of the Cubist movement.[1] Cubism was a 20th century avant garde art movement, pioneered by P …   Wikipedia

• Art Nouveau — Staircase of the Maison Atelier of Victor Horta. This building is one of four Horta designed town houses in Brussels that are together recognised by UNESCO as representing the highest expression of the influential Art Nouveau style in art and… …   Wikipedia