Toyism

Toyism is a contemporary art movement that originated in the 1990s in Emmen, Netherlands. The word symbolises the playful character of the artworks and the philosophy behind it.
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The tradition

Toyism is a contemporary art movement that originated in the 1990s in Emmen, Netherlands. The word symbolises the playful character of the artworks and the philosophy behind it. The suffix ism refers to motion or movements that exist in both the world of art and religion. Nevertheless, the game of Toyism is a serious matter that shows a new, critical and sensitive perspective on our present-day world.

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Toyism is Art movement, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition.1

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Images

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Toyisten in IJsland

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Toyisten in IJsland

What it mixes with

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Artists and institutions

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Sources

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Wikidata: Toyism (Q2362424)databaseWikidata

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Cite: “Toyism.” folkroom, https://folkroom.org/art-forms/toyism — text CC BY-SA, with attribution.
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