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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Critical Figuration</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>New Figuration</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>post-1945 fine arts styles and movements</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ French art movement founded in Paris in 1978. It quickly attracted international artists. It emerged as a reaction to the official discourse, which no longer promoted figurative art and instead favored abstract art. The movement rejected this trend, asserting that art should not be limited to a specific message or medium. Art did not need to carry an explanatory idea, but instead should express a critical stance toward dominant values. The movement organizes an annual salon. ]]></note></mads>