<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Eccentric Abstraction</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>post-1945 fine arts styles and movements</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Abstraction, Eccentric</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the style predominantly of sculpture that first appeared in an art exhibition in 1966. Named by critic Lucy Lippard, the style is characterized by a rejection of Minimalist formalism, with an emphasis on experimental form and the use of soft materials such as rubber, vinyl, plastic and polyester resin. ]]></note></mads>