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  1. From maximal +‎ -ism, by analogy with minimalism. Noun [edit] maximalism (usually uncountable, plural maximalisms) The opposite of minimalism: a tendency toward excess.
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    WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2022 max•i•mal•ist (mak′ sə mə list), n. a person who favors a radical and immediate approach to the achievement of a set of goals or the completion of a program.
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    max·i·mal·ist (măk′sə-mə-lĭst) n. One who advocates extremist views or radical action to secure a social or political goal.
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    maximalist [ mak -s uh -m uh -list ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA noun a person who favors a radical and immediate approach to the achievement of a set of goals or the completion of a program.
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    max·i·mal·ist
    [ˈmaksəmələst]
    noun
    maximalist (noun) · maximalists (plural noun)
    1. (especially in politics) a person who holds extreme views and is not prepared to compromise.
    adjective
    maximalist (adjective)
    1. of or denoting an extreme opinion:
      "if we demand only maximalist ends, we will get nothing"
    Origin
    early 20th century: from maximal, on the pattern of Russian maksimalist.
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    In the arts, maximalism is an aesthetic characterized by excess and abundance, serving as a reaction against minimalism. The philosophy can be summarized as "more is more", contrasting with the minimalist principal of "less is more". See more

    The term maximalism is sometimes associated with postmodern novels, such as those by David Foster Wallace and Thomas Pynchon, where digression, reference, and … See more

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    Maximalism as a term in the plastic arts is used by art historian Robert Pincus-Witten to describe a group of artists, including future Oscar-nominated filmmaker Julian Schnabel and David Salle, associated with the turbulent beginnings of Neo-expressionism See more

    Delville, Michel, and Andrew Norris (2005). Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart and the Secret History of Maximalism. Cambridge, UK: Salt … See more

    late 1970s
    Maximalism as a term in the plastic arts is used by art historian Robert Pincus-Witten to describe a group of artists, including future Oscar-nominated filmmaker Julian Schnabel and David Salle, associated with the turbulent beginnings of Neo-expressionism in the late 1970s.
    1960s
    This maximalism was prefigured in the mid-1960s by certain psychoanalytically oriented paintings by Gary Stephan.
    1890 to 1914
    Richard Taruskin uses the term 'maximalism' to describe the modernism of the period from 1890 to 1914, especially in German-speaking regions, defining it as 'a radical intensification of means toward accepted or traditional ends'.
    1973
    Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon, 1973)
    1996
    Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace, 1996)
    1997
    Underworld (Don DeLillo, 1997)
    2000
    White Teeth (Zadie Smith, 2000)
    2001
    The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen, 2001)
    2004
    2666 (Roberto Bolaño, 2004)
    2005
    2005 dopo Cristo (Babette Factory, 2005)

    In music, Richard Taruskin uses the term "maximalism" to describe the modernism of the period from 1890 to 1914, especially in German-speaking regions, defining it as "a radical intensification of means toward accepted or traditional ends". This view has been … See more

    Maximalism in fashion is a vibrant and exuberant style that embraces bold colours, intricate patterns, and eclectic combinations. This aesthetic celebrates the idea of "more is … See more

     
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