Stuckism

English

Etymology

stuck + -ism, coined in January 1999 by Charles Thomson after an angry remark from Tracey Emin, partner of artist Billy Childish: "Your paintings are stuck, you are stuck! Stuck! Stuck!".

Proper noun

Stuckism

  1. An international art movement formed in 1999 by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson, opposing conceptual art in favour of figurative painting.
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