Etymology

anonymous sculpture

Today it means: Any industrial structure whose architecture is thought to have unintended artistic qualities. Full definition →

German Anonyme Skulpturen
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  1. German · calque ofAnonyme Skulpturen
  2. English todayanonymous sculpture

Calque of German Anonyme Skulpturen; the term was used by Bernd and Hilla Becher, who photographed such structures.

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