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contextualize

[kuhn-teks-choo-uh-lahyz] / kənˈtɛks tʃu əˌlaɪz /


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The MFA assembled 14 of these, contextualized by self-portraits, Japanese prints, works by artists Van Gogh admired, and paintings by Paul Gauguin, who joined his friend in the south toward the end of 1888.

From The Wall Street Journal

What you can see at the Deitch show, running through Jan. 17, is an artist contextualizing the people he loves within art history, while preserving their legacies for the record.

From Los Angeles Times

Citizens are citing executive actions, federal deployments and enforcement orders to contextualize the warning.

From Salon

“You have to contextualize….‘This is how many mammograms that translates into,’ ” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yang received the Vantage Award, “honoring an artist or scholar who has helped to contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema.”

From Los Angeles Times