avant-gardism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of avant-gardism
First recorded in 1945–50; avant-garde + -ism
Example Sentences
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The expressive modern dance and melodrama of Lorde and Mitski, the elegant, subtly ferocious avant-gardism of FKA Twigs, Perfume Genius and Julia Holter — Bush’s influence abounds.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2022
That mandate, though still guiding new acquisitions, has devolved from evangelical avant-gardism to the preservation of multitudinous brainstorms of yesteryear.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 14, 2019
To add musical insult to Fluxus-ian injury, Max Richter’s score to the film turns avant-gardism into Hollywood cliché.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2019
Paul had grasp, above all of the materials of music, and knew instinctively that astonishing art that fails to entertain is mere avant-gardism.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2012
If there is anything revolutionary about these and other works in the exhibition, it is more in the service of social and psychological ideals than of aesthetic avant-gardism.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2011
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