avant-garde
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No matter how gnarly the form and finish, there’s always a whiff of the precious and the cute—or, in the case of avant-garde “sculptural” jewelry, the pretentious or vainglorious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Elon Musk’s rocket company has spent $131 million on the avant-garde truck.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
The orchestra’s vast ambition reaches into — and often reinvents — music education, pop music, film music, Latino culture, visual arts, theater, architecture, classical music, opera and avant-garde new music.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
I was amazed that a composition could be so unusual, haunting and distinctly of its time, while remaining so utterly removed from the accepted strictures of any recognized avant-garde.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Nor do I know whether accepting the lesson has placed me in the rear or in the avant-garde.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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