avant-gardism

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[uh-vahnt-gahr-diz-uhm, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-] / əˌvɑntˈgɑr dɪz əm, əˌvænt-, ˌæv ɑnt-, ˌɑ vɑnt- /

noun

1. the attitudes, techniques, etc., of the cultural avant-garde.

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Etymology

Origin of avant-gardism

First recorded in 1945–50; avant-garde + -ism

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avant-gardism

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

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

Now 77, he remains defined by his sideman work, though his ambitious works as a bandleader and composer has helped connect anarchic avant-gardism with a vast historical family of music from America, Europe and Africa.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2018

At Green Umbrella shows, you are as likely to encounter the molten avant-gardism of Chaya Czernowin or the desert-tinged soundscapes of Andrew McIntosh as you are an audience-friendly post-minimalist.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 23, 2017

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