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  1. capitalist realismnoun

    A pop art movement, that is an allusion to socialist realism.

  2. capitalist realismnoun

    A satirical reference to pop.

  3. Etymology: Possibly coined in 1963 when it was used as the title of an exhibition in Düsseldorf by Gerhardt Richter, Sigmar Polke and Konrad Fischer-Lueg.

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  1. Capitalist realism

    The term "Capitalist realism" has several meanings or uses. It has been used, particularly in Germany, to describe commodity-based art, from Pop Art in the 1950s and 1960s to the commodity art of the 1980s and 1990s. Alternatively, it has been used to describe the ideological-aesthetic aspect of contemporary corporate capitalism in the West. When used in this way, it is a play on the term "Socialist realism".

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of capitalist realism in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of capitalist realism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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