Photoconceptualism

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Photoconceptualism (or photo-conceptualism) is an artistic movement which emerged in Vancouver, British Columbia in the 1960s and 1970s. The term has been used to describe photographic output of a generation of artists trained in Vancouver including Jeff Wall, Rodney Graham, Ken Lum, Ian Wallace, Stan Douglas, Roy Arden, and Scott McFarland. Their work is characterized by large format prints often depicting a highly stylized mise-en-scène in painstakingly elaborate detail.