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Challenging established beliefs, traditions, or admired institutions.

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iconoclastic

The iconoclastic designer questioned every familiar convention.
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One idiosyncrasy of Niko's design notebooks was that every project began with a question written upside down at the bottom of the page. Colleagues found the habit eccentric, though he said it reminded him to turn the first assumption around before drawing. His iconoclastic proposal for a gallery guide challenged the familiar practice of placing a confident interpretation beside every work.
From Originality With a Purpose.
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