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Definition of artiste
1 : a skilled adept public performer; specifically : a musical or theatrical entertainer
2 : an artistic or creative person
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But this 20th-anniversary reissue of the influential album that firmly established Radiohead as artistes of alienation is a well put together package, expanded with three unreleased tracks and 8 B-sides.
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Vallée is not some outré artiste, but his films have a particular disjointed rhythm for which Kelley—steeped in more traditional narrative television—seems an odd complement.
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Vallée is not some outré artiste, but his films have a particular disjointed rhythm for which Kelley—steeped in more traditional narrative television—seems an odd complement.
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Last Friday, The Musée des Arts Decoratifs opened the first exhibition dedicated to photographer, illustrator, graphic designer, advertising director and overall artiste extraordinaire Jean Paul Goude.
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Poltrona a 41-year-old Spaniard known to balance 14 wooden chairs on his nose and dive off a scaffolding 10 meters high into a glass of water mobilizes dozens of comedy artistes who take frequent trips to dangerous destinations at their own expense.
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Origin and Etymology of artiste
French
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