xenoculture

English

Etymology

From xeno- +‎ culture.

Noun

xenoculture (plural xenocultures)

  1. (microbiology) A foreign culture.
  2. (art, architecture, rare) Unconventional forms of art and architecture that defy social expectations and customs.
    • 2013, Juan Azulay, Actar Publishers‎[1]:
      Architecture Xenoculture is the problematization of work produced by embracing the proliferation of this mist of fear.
    • 2013, Diego Hernández, ArchDaily‎[2]:
      Xenoculture is a term coined by Iranian writer and philosopher Reza Negarestani that describes the need for embracing and exploring the unexpected, the alien.
    • 2016, monad_studio, Instagram‎[3]:
      XENO Installation for group exhibition "Evolo Xenoculture".
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