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Nouveau Realisme

c. 1960–1970

Nouveau Réalisme incorporated everyday objects and urban materials into art. Artists blurred the boundary between art and life. Assemblage and appropriation were key strategies. The movement responded to consumer culture.

Compression "Ricard"

Cesar Baldaccini

1962

Nouveau Réalisme sculpture made by compressing industrial objects.

Mondo Cane Shroud

Yves Klein

1961

Conceptual monochrome work associated with Nouveau Réalisme and performance.

Home Sweet Home

Arman

1960

Assemblage of accumulated everyday objects, critiquing consumer culture.

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