Avant-garde (pronounced ) in
French means "front guard", "advance guard", or "vanguard". The term is commonly used in French, English, and German to refer to people or works that are
experimental or novel, particularly with respect to
art,
culture, and
politics. Avant-garde represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the
norm, or the
status quo, primarily in the cultural realm. The notion of the existence of the avant-garde is considered by some to be a hallmark of
modernism, as distinct from
postmodernism. Postmodernism posits that the age of the constant pushing of boundaries is no longer with us. Postmodernism posits that avant-garde has less applicability (or no applicability at all) in the age of
Postmodern art.
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