Art and Philosophy
Shokof coined the term Maximalism, Shokof used the term in connection with his artwork in Cologne, Germany in 1990, and his art was featured along with other artists in art exhibitions titled Maximalisten at the Schulze gallery in Cologne, and Maximalists at the Bess Cutler Gallery in New York, in 1991.
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