neo-conceptualism
/ˌniːə(ʊ)kənˈsɛptʃʊəlɪz(ə)m/ /ˌniːə(ʊ)kənˈsɛptjʊəlɪz(ə)m/originally US
noun
1 Law. A new, modern, or revived form of conceptualism; specifically the espousal of abstract, generalized principles of law, especially in relation to tort law.
2 Art. A movement or style in which emphasis is given to the concept behind a work of art, frequently through the use of unconventional or incongruous media and often in an ironic or shocking manner.
- Used from the mid 1980s to differentiate contemporary conceptual art from that of the 1960s and 1970s. Compare also Neo-Geo..
Origin
1980s. From neo- + conceptualism. Compare neo-conceptual.