avant-garde
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But one event at the university, in which avant garde designs were celebrated with a show that included electronic music and colourful projections attracted unwelcome attention.
From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025
“These screens are presented as this avant garde, minimalist design,” said Matt Farah, a car reviewer and host of The Smoking Tire, an auto-focused YouTube channel and podcast.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2023
They felt at once new and exciting, the opposite of the ornate—yet decaying—theater I was surrounded by, but also full of avant garde artist energy, pushing boundaries.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2023
David Lynch, David Cronenberg, Jim Jarmusch — iconoclastic filmmakers with a reputation for avant garde works — are rarely seen in colors that aren’t deeply, midnight blacks.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2023
These horsemen were our friends, or rather, an avant garde, composed of D'Artagnan and Athos.
From Twenty Years After by Dumas père, Alexandre
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