Opposition to or rejection of expressionism as an artistic movement or style.
From anti- (against) + expressionism, from express + -ism (movement). The term developed in art criticism and history as responses to expressionist art emerged.
Antiexpressionism ironically strengthened expressionism—when critics attacked expressionists for being emotional and irrational, artists celebrated this as freedom from cold rationality, making the movement seem more rebellious and attractive.
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