Les Automatistes
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Les Automatistes was a mid-20th-century Quebec avant-garde art movement and collective known for its abstract, expressive painting and its influential Refus global manifesto challenging conservative cultural norms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Les Automatistes canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Les Automatistes Context triple: [Jean-Paul Riopelle, movement, Les Automatistes]
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Les Nabis
Les Nabis were a late 19th-century group of French avant-garde artists who sought to synthesize symbolism, decorative art, and spiritual themes into a new, modern visual language.
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L’Esprit Nouveau
L’Esprit Nouveau was an influential early 20th-century avant-garde magazine co-founded by Le Corbusier that promoted modernist ideas in art, architecture, and design.
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Week of Modern Art
The Week of Modern Art was a landmark 1922 cultural festival in São Paulo that revolutionized Brazilian literature, visual arts, and music by introducing and consolidating modernist ideas.
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La Révolution surréaliste
La Révolution surréaliste was an influential early Surrealist magazine published in Paris in the 1920s that served as a key platform for the movement’s manifestos, artworks, and experimental writings.
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La Libre Esthétique
La Libre Esthétique was a progressive Brussels-based art society and exhibition group active at the turn of the 20th century, known for promoting avant-garde and neo-impressionist artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Les Automatistes Target entity description: Les Automatistes was a mid-20th-century Quebec avant-garde art movement and collective known for its abstract, expressive painting and its influential Refus global manifesto challenging conservative cultural norms.
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A.
Les Nabis
Les Nabis were a late 19th-century group of French avant-garde artists who sought to synthesize symbolism, decorative art, and spiritual themes into a new, modern visual language.
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B.
L’Esprit Nouveau
L’Esprit Nouveau was an influential early 20th-century avant-garde magazine co-founded by Le Corbusier that promoted modernist ideas in art, architecture, and design.
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C.
Week of Modern Art
The Week of Modern Art was a landmark 1922 cultural festival in São Paulo that revolutionized Brazilian literature, visual arts, and music by introducing and consolidating modernist ideas.
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D.
La Révolution surréaliste
La Révolution surréaliste was an influential early Surrealist magazine published in Paris in the 1920s that served as a key platform for the movement’s manifestos, artworks, and experimental writings.
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E.
La Libre Esthétique
La Libre Esthétique was a progressive Brussels-based art society and exhibition group active at the turn of the 20th century, known for promoting avant-garde and neo-impressionist artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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artist collective ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1941 ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
non-figurative composition
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psychic automatism ⓘ spontaneous expression ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Montreal
NERFINISHED
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
dance
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painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ theatre ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Paul-Émile Borduas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract painting
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gestural painting ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bruno Cormier
NERFINISHED
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Claude Gauvreau NERFINISHED ⓘ Fernand Leduc NERFINISHED ⓘ Françoise Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Paul Mousseau NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Paul Riopelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Lise Gervais NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Belzile NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel Barbeau NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcelle Ferron NERFINISHED ⓘ Mimi Parent NERFINISHED ⓘ Muriel Guilbault NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul-Émile Borduas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Gauvreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-clericalism
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cultural liberalism ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| inception | 1940s ⓘ |
| influenced |
Canadian abstract art
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Quebec modern art ⓘ Quiet Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Surrealism
NERFINISHED
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automatism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| location |
Montreal
NERFINISHED
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Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainManifesto | Refus global NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manifestoPublisher | Éditions Mithra-Mythe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
abstract art
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avant-garde ⓘ modern art ⓘ |
| notableWork | Refus global NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Catholic Church dominance in Quebec society
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conservative cultural norms in Quebec ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfManifesto | 1948 ⓘ |
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Subject: Les Automatistes Description of subject: Les Automatistes was a mid-20th-century Quebec avant-garde art movement and collective known for its abstract, expressive painting and its influential Refus global manifesto challenging conservative cultural norms.
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