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academism

American  
[uh-kad-uh-miz-uhm] / əˈkæd əˌmɪz əm /

noun

  1. academicism.

  2. Philosophy. the philosophy of the school founded by Plato.


Etymology

Origin of academism

First recorded in 1720–30; academe + -ism

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It is shocking to see that it is also from 1911 and to be reminded how quickly Cubism went off the rails toward academism in the hands of lesser artists.

From New York Times Jan. 8, 2015

Was the division between retrograde, despised "academism" and noble, inventive "modernism" always as sharp as has been said?

From Time Magazine Archive

In the 1950s, when the Grand Prix was awarded to established artists, the avant-garde snarled about outdated academism.

From Time Magazine Archive

By academism we mean: to evaluate things by ingrained custom.

From Time Magazine Archive

Van Gogh's question marks a transition from Impressionism to an art of spiritual harmony, as the coming of the blue shadow marked a transition from academism to Impressionism.

From Concerning the Spiritual in Art by Sadleir, Michael

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