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materiality

[muh-teer-ee-al-i-tee] / məˌtɪər iˈæl ɪ ti /


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It includes, or at least invites, us—drawing us into the scene as our gaze continues upward into celestial immateriality, all courtesy of the materiality of paint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

In recent years, the centre has commissioned fourteen exhibitions by diverse international artists - including Adham Faramawy, Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye and Abi Palmer - which have explored themes from climate crisis to materiality.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

The 34-year-old often engages with the concept of ever-shifting time and materiality as a tool for preserving and archiving realities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

Alys and Helaena fulfill their truest purpose outside the confines of mind and materiality, using the heart tree of Harrenhal's godswood.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

In other words, materiality and reality are not inseparably associated.

From Beyond by Hubbard, Henry Seward