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avant-garde

[uh-vahnt-gahrd, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-, a-vahn-gard] / əˌvɑntˈgɑrd, əˌvænt-, ˌæv ɑnt-, ˌɑ vɑnt-, a vɑ̃ˈgard /


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Nearly 60 works introduce audiences to her unique modernist perspective that, over the course of her career, shifted her vision from traditional realism to one that was expressively avant-garde.

From The Wall Street Journal

After giving up a baby for adoption at age 20, she moved to New York in 1967 and hung out with avant-garde artists and musicians.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shock-rock band Let 3 are incredibly famous across the Balkans for their provocative, avant-garde performances.

From BBC

Williams and the great avant-garde pianist Cecil Taylor were mutual admirers until she organized a joint concert at Carnegie Hall in 1977.

From New York Times

Mr. Sakamoto was drawn to modern art and especially the avant-garde work of Cage.

From New York Times