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Appropriation  

Definition

  • In postmodern art, the practice of borrowing pre-existing forms or images in order to bring into question issues of originality in art [AAT]

Entry terms

  • APPROPRIATED IMAGERY
  • APPROPRIATION ART
  • APPROPRIATIONISM
  • IMAGERY, APPROPRIATED
  • IMAGES, APPROPRIATED

Notation

  • 111076

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-JZQWS7KC-K

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