high art

Example Sentences

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Never mind that he had elevated Barcelona’s style to high art.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The uncompromising German inventor of the 12-tone system had just fled Nazi Germany, and the meeting became a battle of high art and entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

For two jaw-dropping hours, Gaga performed a masterclass in modeling pop music into high art, one that surpassed even her most famous live performances and ostentatious world tours.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

I know professional wrestling is not high art, but that still seems pretty ghoulish to me!

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2025

Like most Bengalis, my parents had elevated repression and denial to a high art form, but even so, questions about this particular history were unavoidable.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee