Art terms
Learn about the materials, techniques, movements, and themes of modern and contemporary art from around the world.
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Zine
Short for “magazine,” a zine is a self-published booklet created with a DIY (do it yourself) ethic. Usually made in small batches by nonprofessional publishers, zines have historically been used to spread countercultural or “underground” ideas, like punk culture and activist politics.
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Zoetrope
A pre-cinematic device consisting of a cylindrical drum with evenly spaced vertical slits cut into its sides. Its interior held a paper strip printed with sequential drawn or photographic images, which would appear animated when the drum was spun.
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