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Art history

Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.

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The Photo-Secession

Art history; General art history

Founded by Alfred Stieglitz in New York in 1902, The Photo-Secession was a group of American photographers who believed that photography was a fine art. The name was invented by ...

time-based media

Art history; General art history

The term time-based media (and time-based art) was first introduced by UK video art pioneer David Hall in 1972 through his writings in various publications and refers to art that ...

tondo

Art history; General art history

A circular painting or relief sculpture. (See also Format)

tone

Art history; General art history

In painting, tone refers to the relative lightness or darkness of a colour (see also Chiaroscuro). One colour can have an almost infinite number of different tones. Tone can also ...

Transavanguardia

Art history; General art history

Italian Neo-Expressionist group. The term was coined by the critic Achille Oliva in his texts for an exhibition he organised in 1979 in Genanzzano titled Le Stanze. The leading ...

Triennial

Art history; General art history

A large-scale contemporary art exhibition that occurs every three years. Like a biennial it is often attached to a particular place and is typified by its national or ...