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Overview of Twentieth Century and Modernism

Author: Ian McConnell
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Terms to Know
Avant-garde

A French military term meaning "advance guard". In the arts, it is a term that describes artists whose work is characterized as being revolutionary, experimental, or innovative.

Bourgeoisie

A term used to describe a condition of materialism or a status of the middle working class.

Modernism

A 20th-century art movement that parts from past artistic traitions and does not adhere to any one style.

Utopia

An idealized state of perfection.