# capitalist realism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A short-lived German pop art movement of the 1960s.
2. An ideological framework for viewing capitalism and its effects on politics, economics, and public thought.

## Etymology
Possibly coined in 1963 when it was used as the title of an art exhibition/performance in Düsseldorf, alluding to socialist realism. The term was later reused in a political philosophy context by cultural theorist Mark Fisher.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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