1. A place, period, or situation characterized by a complete lack of artistic expression, creativity, or cultural value
The city became an artistic wasteland after all the galleries closed.
A cidade se tornou um deserto artístico depois que todas as galerias fecharam.
2. A barren cultural landscape devoid of intellectual or creative merit
Critics called the decade an artistic wasteland for cinema.
Críticos chamaram a década de um deserto artístico para o cinema.