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Sampling, art  

Definition

  • In contemporary art, the use of images from existing works of art in a new work of art; the appropriated images are not used as is but are manipulated and changed as part of the new work; inspired by sampling techniques in contemporary popular music

Notation

  • 119703

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-R4K9C6CQ-D

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