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Styles & Movements

Transavantgarde

An Italian critic, Bonito Achille Oliva, coined this term for art-making that rejected the tenents of conceptual art and attempted to bring emotion—specifically the joy of creation—back into the process.

By reviving figuration and symbolism, this group of artists, who came to prominence in the 80s, aimed to restore myth, mystery, and magic to contemporary art. The artists, all Italian, include Francesco Clemente, Sandro Chia, Enzo Cucchi, and Mimmo Paladino.

See Neo-expressionism