modernism

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“Dreamworld” opens, in the section “Waking Dream,” with harbingers of Surrealism—fusing classicism and modernism, reality and fantasy—by Giorgio de Chirico, whom Apollinaire described as a painter of things beyond the observable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

An artist who was often described to have a nomadic and bohemian disposition, he dabbled seamlessly with Cubist-inspired modernism and traditional Indian themes, creating bold and vibrant canvases with scenes from history and mythology.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

In the early 1960s, Ames faced fierce opposition from civic groups, who decried modernism as a threat to Balboa Park’s Spanish heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

It stands as a parable of modernism and its reception.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

I think he's writing about the long poem after modernism or something like that.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz