1960s
Nouveau Realisme
Representative work: Untitled from The New Realists (Les Nouveaux réalistes) by Arman
A French art movement founded by critic Pierre Restany and artist Yves Klein in 1960. Focused on incorporating everyday objects and urban detritus into art. Related to but distinct from American Pop Art. Key figures: Yves Klein, Jean Tinguely, Niki de Saint Phalle, Arman.
12 artists in the WattsOS database
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Key Exhibitions
Exhibitions featuring Nouveau Realisme artists.
New Humans: Memories of the Future
New Museum
Mar 2026
1 artist from this movement
Painters for the Theater
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Jul 1989 – Nov 1989
1 artist from this movement
Contemporary Works from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Jun 1989 – Mar 1990
2 artists from this movement
Collage: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Nov 1988 – Feb 1989
1 artist from this movement
Contemporary Works from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Sep 1988 – Jun 1989
1 artist from this movement
Europe, America: A Selection from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Jul 1988 – Oct 1988
2 artists from this movement
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Related Movements
Movements that share artists with Nouveau Realisme.
Movement
- Name
- Nouveau Realisme
- Period
- 1960s
- Artists
- 12
- Wikidata
- Q276308
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