Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
pratica citazionistica
English translation:
citationism
Added to glossary by
manducci
May 11, 2010 16:14
14 yrs ago
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Italian term
pratica citazionistica
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
art criticism
Context: description of an artist's work and the the use of montage in 1980s artworks.
As with the last question, does anyone know if there is a specific art term for this in English? Thanks.
Relevant paragraph:
'Se il processo di montaggio dei prelievi figurativi poteva essere, prima, ascritto alla pratica citazionistica diffusa nella pittura degli anni ’80 o inteso come un discendente lato del collage di primo Novecento, ora viene investito di una nuova valenza: è lo strumento che rende più che mai attuale una pratica artistica (la pittura) convenzionalmente recepita come tradizionale'
As with the last question, does anyone know if there is a specific art term for this in English? Thanks.
Relevant paragraph:
'Se il processo di montaggio dei prelievi figurativi poteva essere, prima, ascritto alla pratica citazionistica diffusa nella pittura degli anni ’80 o inteso come un discendente lato del collage di primo Novecento, ora viene investito di una nuova valenza: è lo strumento che rende più che mai attuale una pratica artistica (la pittura) convenzionalmente recepita come tradizionale'
Proposed translations
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| 4 | citationism |
Jim Tucker (X)
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| 3 | the practice of using quotations |
khaire
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citationism
This is the term used of the art of the 80s. Please see links.
"A citationist attitude emerged in the early '70s. However, Citationism matured as a movement in the late '70s and early '80s."
www.anistor.gr/english/enback/2009_3a_Anistoriton.pdf
"The other group of works (shown at the exhibition in Trento, in September 2000) consists of drawings and paintings from the 80s, the artist’s ‘citationist’ period, accompanied by a couple of new works including bronze sculptures. "
http://ludwigmuseum.hu/nyomtat.php?tipus=kiallitas&id=481
I have also encountered "quotationism", though less commonly, of art, architecture, and film (e.g. Tarantino).
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Fair enough. Indeed the term originates (I think) from French, but is used in EN criticism. I see about 600 ghits; here's one in a non-art context, originally in English:
http://www.identitytheory.com/jameswarner/2009_09_01_archive...
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I don't see a need to be absolutely normative in a case like this. These international borrowings are a feature of aesthetic criticism. In this case, the meaning is clear. But I understand your concern.
"A citationist attitude emerged in the early '70s. However, Citationism matured as a movement in the late '70s and early '80s."
www.anistor.gr/english/enback/2009_3a_Anistoriton.pdf
"The other group of works (shown at the exhibition in Trento, in September 2000) consists of drawings and paintings from the 80s, the artist’s ‘citationist’ period, accompanied by a couple of new works including bronze sculptures. "
http://ludwigmuseum.hu/nyomtat.php?tipus=kiallitas&id=481
I have also encountered "quotationism", though less commonly, of art, architecture, and film (e.g. Tarantino).
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2010-05-12 19:55:24 GMT)
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Fair enough. Indeed the term originates (I think) from French, but is used in EN criticism. I see about 600 ghits; here's one in a non-art context, originally in English:
http://www.identitytheory.com/jameswarner/2009_09_01_archive...
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2010-05-12 19:57:25 GMT)
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I don't see a need to be absolutely normative in a case like this. These international borrowings are a feature of aesthetic criticism. In this case, the meaning is clear. But I understand your concern.
Note from asker:
| Hi Jim... I really appreciate your suggestion and research but i had already gone down this possible route and rejected it as a) I have never come across the term before, and b) there are only 64 mentions on google and most of them derive from foreign sites... there are only 2 examples on google Uk and one is for literature (which would make sense), the other If I remember rightly for film (but in inverted commas). I really don't believe this was a common term in 1980s painting, at least not in the Uk, and we have plenty of artists and art historians.... Sincerely, thanks for your efforts but I am going to check this out with an artist friend of mine first :-) |
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Comment: "Hi. Have been going through my unclosed questions and came across this one from four years ago! You were right - even if the term appears most commonly used in inverted commas (in the UK, at least). Thanks, once again, albeit somewhat belatedly!!"
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the practice of using quotations
I guess
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