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Stuckism

Stuckism (/ˈstʌkɪzəm/) is an international art movement founded in 1999 by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson to promote figurative painting as opposed to conceptual art. By May 2017, the initial group of 13 British artists had expanded to 236 groups in 52 countries.

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Founders
Billy Childish Charles Thomson
Location
Worldwide
Formation
28 January 1999; 27 years ago (1999-01-28)
Later members
Elsa Dax, Guy Denning, Michael Dickinson, Robert Janás, Odysseus Yakoumakis, John Bourne, Mark D, Paul Harvey, Stephen Howarth, Alexis Hunter, Abby Jackson, Naive John, Rachel J…
Members
233 groups
Members of first group
Philip Absolon, Eamon Everall, Ella Guru, Bill Lewis, Joe Machine, Charles Williams, Wolf Howard, Sexton Ming, Frances Castle, Sheila Clarke, Sanchia Lewis

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Name, founding and origin

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International movement

Ex-Stuckists

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Stuckism

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Edges126
Triples196
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Asia · 38
Stuckism → Although, Asian Stuckism, Asim Butt, At, Britain, Day Gallery, Figurative Painting, In, In April, International Stuckists, Iran, Iran Artists Forum, Iranian, Iranian Stuckist, January, Karachi Stuckists, Lithuania, Mirmiran Gallery, November, Order
related to Further reading · 33
Stuckism → Art, Charles Thompson, Charles Thomson, Design Cluj Napoca, Ed, Edward Lucie-Smith, Emotional Landscape, Expressionism Today, Frank Milner, Gabriela Luciana Lakatos, ISBN, ISSN, It, Jaroslav Valecka, Jiri Hauschka, Katherine Evans, Larry Dunstan's, National Museums Liverpool, Qué, Robert Janás
related to Ex-Stuckists · 32
Stuckism → Aquarium Gallery, At, August, Brixton, By, Childish, Co-founder Billy Childish, In, In June, Jesse Richards, July, June, London, May, New Haven, November, On, Paris, Remodernism, Remodernist
related to America · 22
Stuckism → American Stuckists, British Columbia, By, Canada, David Wilson, Frank Kozik, In, In Pittsburgh Weekly, Jeffrey Scott Holland, November, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Stuckists, Ron Throop, Stuckist, Stuckists, Susan Constanse, Terry Marks, The, There, This
related to Name, founding and origin · 21
Stuckism → Bill Lewis, Billy Childish, Charles Thomson, Charles Williams, Childish, Eamon Everall, Ella Guru, Frances Castle, In, January, Joe Machine, Later, Philip Absolon, Sanchia Lewis, Sexton Ming, Sheila Clark, The, There, Thomson, Tracey Emin
related to Responses and critique · 21
Stuckism → Acquisitions Decision, Anti Stuckism, Anti-Stuckist Movement, Cai, Dadaism, Fiachra Gibbons, Futurism, Jian Jun Xi, Jonathan Jones, Max Podstolski, My Bed, Sir Nicholas Serota Makes, Stuckists, Tate Gallery's Turner Prize, The, The Guardian, Tracey's Bed, Two Naked Men Jump, Well, Writing
related to External links · 9
Stuckism → GermanyPrague StuckistsTehran StuckistsCentral Europe, March, November, Stuckism Archived, Stuckism InternationalBilly Childish, StuckismCharles Thomson Interviewed, Stuckists Archived, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineStuckism
related to International movement · 7
Stuckism → Australia, Britain, In, July, Melbourne, Regan Tamanui, Stuckist
Formation · 1
Stuckism → 28 January 1999; 27 years ago (1999-01-28)
Founders · 1
Stuckism → Billy Childish Charles Thomson

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stuckists stuckist art group gallery thomson first tate charles painting also childish artists exhibition 2008 founded show manifesto international 2000

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StuckismFormation28 January 1999; 27 years ago (1999-01-28)1.00infobox
StuckismFoundersBilly Childish Charles Thomson1.00infobox
StuckismLater membersElsa Dax, Guy Denning, Michael Dickinson, Robert Janás, Odysseus Yakoumakis, John Bourne, Mark D, Paul Harvey, Stephen Howarth, Alexis Hunter, Abby Jackson, Naive John, Rachel J…1.00infobox
StuckismLocationWorldwide1.00infobox
StuckismMembers233 groups1.00infobox
StuckismMembers of first groupPhilip Absolon, Eamon Everall, Ella Guru, Bill Lewis, Joe Machine, Charles Williams, Wolf Howard, Sexton Ming, Frances Castle, Sheila Clarke, Sanchia Lewis1.00infobox
StuckismWebsitestuckism.com1.00infobox
Stuckismis aquest for authenticity0.90text
photographyinstance ofartists using other media0.80text
sculptureinstance ofartists using other media0.80text
filminstance ofartists using other media0.80text
collage have also joinedinstance ofartists using other media0.80text

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