Etymology

snare-picture

Today it means: A kind of artwork, introduced by Daniel Spoerri, in which objects found in chance positions (such as cutlery and crockery after a meal) are permanently fixed in those positions. Full definition →

French tableau-piège
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  1. French · calque oftableau-piège
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Calque of French tableau-piège

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