materiality

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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

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

And, literally, across the street, you have Basquiat doing what he is doing, and it’s the opposite: It’s naming, materiality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

This is a strong argument for the materiality of light.

From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Priestley, Joseph