avant-garde
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Perec was a member of Oulipo, an avant-garde circle of writers and mathematicians who believed that arbitrary rules imposed in advance of writing were the path to creative discovery.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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
“I was always attracted to both the avant-garde stuff and the square stuff,” he explained.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
Meanwhile, avant-garde heavy rockers Deftones became unexpected TikTok darlings and arena stars.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
In the work’s only avant-garde touch, a thick wire extended from Miss Baker’s head, at the top of which hovered the object of wonder: a hummingbird.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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