modernism
noun
mod·ern·ism
ˈmä-dər-ˌni-zəm 
1
: a practice, usage, or expression peculiar to modern times
such modernisms as "blog," "bromance," and "steampunk"
2
often capitalized
: a tendency in theology to accommodate traditional religious teaching to contemporary thought and especially to devalue supernatural elements
3
: modern artistic or literary philosophy and practice
especially
: a self-conscious break with the past and a search for new forms of expression
extols the … modernism that laid the foundation of all twentieth-century design —
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The first is thought, by some, to mark the birth of modernism; the second, played live by Brent Griffin Jr. and cronies, ushered in a sub-genre now called free jazz.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2024
Murrell and her team at the Met have not only unearthed these pieces for a broader audience but also shown that Black art is a part of modernism, which is so much more than Picasso, Matisse, and other practitioners of white-guy aesthetics.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
In black-and-white footage, Locke is shown traipsing through the open-storage facilities of museums such as the Barnes Collection, whose founder, Albert C. Barnes, engages Locke in a dialogue on African art’s influence on European modernism.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 July 2024
Mixing the design traditions of the area with a dash of Japanese and Brazilian modernism, Bush selected furnishings that felt as finely crafted as the home itself.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2024
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2024
Murrell and her team at the Met have not only unearthed these pieces for a broader audience but also shown that Black art is a part of modernism, which is so much more than Picasso, Matisse, and other practitioners of white-guy aesthetics.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
In black-and-white footage, Locke is shown traipsing through the open-storage facilities of museums such as the Barnes Collection, whose founder, Albert C. Barnes, engages Locke in a dialogue on African art’s influence on European modernism.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 July 2024
Mixing the design traditions of the area with a dash of Japanese and Brazilian modernism, Bush selected furnishings that felt as finely crafted as the home itself.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2024
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“Modernism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modernism. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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