avant-garde
noun
the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
avant-gardist
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a word derived from
avant-garde.
Example Sentences
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The film boasts sensuous formal achievements, from the glorious alpine shots to the experimental sound design of a raging storm and the dizzying angles deployed by Kirsanoff, an Estonian Jew and Parisian avant-gardist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
How could any self-respecting avant-gardist miss the message?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Only two Korean composers before Chin have made an indelible impression on the world stage, and both, as is Chin, became avant-gardist emigres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
But Yves Klein, the legendary French avant-gardist who died of a heart attack in 1962, at age 34, proved it was possible for art to be both decorative and ocean-deep.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
Akinmusire is a modern wonder, a trumpet player with dazzling chops who also operates at an intuitive, abstract level that shows the influence of avant-gardist Don Cherry.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
