0 the painters, writers, musicians, and other artists whose ideas, styles, and methods are very original or modern in comparison to the period in which they live, or the work of these artists: --
New York is the international capital of the musical avant-garde.
1 Avant-garde ideas, styles, and methods are very original or modern in comparison to the period in which they happen: --
2 the artists, writers, and musicians whose ideas, styles, and methods are highly original or modern in the period in which they live --
With this mode of aesthetic production the concept of the avant-garde was reinvigorated much beyond the creation of a new style.
Similarly, it has also played an important part in establishing performance traditions for the works of many international avant-garde composers.
For the twentieth-century architectural avant-garde, quality was sought in the aptitude of the architectural object to embody the moment of modernity.
A close reading of these two protests shows the sometime 'citadel of the avant-garde' at a distinctly precarious moment in its history.
The relatively autonomous art associations and art groups which had earlier exhibited avant-garde art were banned.
Whiteoak discusses at least two generations of musicians who moved from jazz to composition and avant-garde concert performance.
When all was said and done, jazz retained its low-brow status within the cultural hierarchy, despite its liaison with the avant-garde.
How could a genuinely avant-garde music 'reach down' to commodified listeners?
