“avant-garde” continues to apply to art or literature that challenges the zeitgeist through form, concept or both. It has been used to describe works of theater such as American playwright Jeremy ...

These latter groups had largely been based on affective ties: They were forms ... “avant-garde art” has become the “academy painting” of the 21st century? A different, and no less ...

Stalin had banned abstract art years earlier, in 1932, making it hard for avant-garde artists to continue unless they transitioned to the only permitted art form: propaganda paintings ... is not quite ...

The birth of avant-garde art in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ... Cubism deconstructed objects into geometric forms, offering multiple perspectives within a single work.

Into this debate marches Morgan Falconer, an art critic and educator at Sotheby’s. His new book, “How To Be Avant-Garde ... No matter what form art takes, be it a narrow exploration of ...

John Cage, an icon of the contemporary avant-garde, occupies an odd status in the music world. A seminal figure in the history of post-World War II music, Cage, who died in 1992, stood at the ...

In this exhibit, the artists sketch out ideas, explore different methods of art, and touch on a few trends in the contemporary ... The SMFA Thesis Exhibition is not exactly avant-garde, but rather, it ...

MADRID, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian art has found a refuge in Madrid where a retrospective on the country's avant-garde in the early ... formats representing different trends, from figurative ...

performance art is equal parts avant-garde, action-oriented, and controversial. While the art form differs from traditional performance in several key ways, its unconventional approach can be ...

New Forms Festival’s Transform showcase returns ... and thought-provoking panels that delve into art and resistance. The festival opens at the Woodward’s Building with i+eo’s multimedia ...

Just in time for holiday shopping season, three fall Avant ... different locations throughout the Cleveland area.” This year’s November lineup includes: • Rocky River Fall Avant-Garde Art ...