avant-gardism

American  

[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

Example Sentences

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

This is a classic work of 1970s avant-gardism.

From New York Times • May 5, 2016

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