avant-garde
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He spoke to The Times about L.A.’s tense climate for avant-garde nightlife, what Gen Z wants from extreme noise and how to be a good custodian of underground music history.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Sander’s involvement with the avant-garde Cologne Progressives and New Objectivity art movements explains the extent of “The Artists”; most of the subjects in this section are not only characterized but named.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Without even seeing a single garment, his style is clear: avant-garde, grunge and very rock ’n’ roll.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Across the gold-leaf ground, horsemen of the avant-garde charge into the indigo ocean, firing arrows in pursuit of the fleeing Taira clan boats.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Nor do I know whether accepting the lesson has placed me in the rear or in the avant-garde.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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