ZERO group
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The ZERO group was an international postwar art movement founded in the late 1950s that explored light, movement, and new materials to redefine painting and sculpture beyond traditional forms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ZERO group canonical | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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postwar art movement ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | mid 1960s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | late 1950s ⓘ |
| aim |
to redefine painting and sculpture beyond traditional forms
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to reset art to a ‘zero point’ after World War II ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
industrial materials
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light ⓘ monochrome painting ⓘ movement ⓘ new materials ⓘ serial structures ⓘ space ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Günther Uecker
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Heinz Mack NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Piene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Adolf Luther
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Armando NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian Megert NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Spoerri NERFINISHED ⓘ Enrico Castellani NERFINISHED ⓘ Günther Uecker NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinz Mack NERFINISHED ⓘ Henk Peeters NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermann Goepfert NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Schoonhoven NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Tinguely NERFINISHED ⓘ Jef Verheyen NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucio Fontana NERFINISHED ⓘ Oskar Holweck NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Piene NERFINISHED ⓘ Piero Manzoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Pol Bury NERFINISHED ⓘ Yves Klein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1957 ⓘ |
| influenced |
installation art
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kinetic art ⓘ light art ⓘ minimalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bauhaus
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Constructivism NERFINISHED ⓘ Dada NERFINISHED ⓘ Futurism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde
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conceptual art ⓘ kinetic art ⓘ minimal art ⓘ neo-avant-garde ⓘ |
| notableExhibition | ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow, 1950s–60s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExhibitionVenue | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum GENERATED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Belgium
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
industrial paint
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kinetic objects ⓘ light installations ⓘ metal ⓘ mirrors ⓘ motors ⓘ nails ⓘ plastics ⓘ |
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