Britart

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The work of the Young British Artists, a group of conceptual artists, painters, sculptors, and installation artists who came to prominence in the United Kingdom in the 1990s.

    "A minute's silence, please, in memory of the Britart landmarks that were destroyed in Tuesday night's fire at a Momart warehouse in east London."

Example

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"A minute's silence, please, in memory of the Britart landmarks that were destroyed in Tuesday night's fire at a Momart warehouse in east London."

Etymology

From Brit- + art.

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