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outsider art

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noun

  1. art produced by untutored artists working by themselves and for themselves

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Together, they make an outsider art kaleidoscope, offering a quick glimpse into our fellow city dwellers’ minds.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2025

And now we find ourselves wrangling again: Is art outside always outsider art?

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2024

Buoyed by an inheritance, she establishes a gallery focused on outsider art in an old-school shopping center.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2023

His sculpture is large, quirky and often composed of found objects — bicycle rims, a discarded mattress, a bird house, basketballs — making it resemble outsider art.

From New York Times Oct. 26, 2022

Like much so-called outsider art, Sawada’s sculptures are made in isolation, but they gain resonance and meaning in the wider world.

From New York Times Mar. 10, 2021

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