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modernism

[mod-er-niz-uhm] / ˈmɒd ərˌnɪz əm /


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She said her focus was following in the footsteps of Tennessee Williams and the other greats of American modernism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

All three of us share a focus on researching, archiving and documenting Black modernism and space.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

This time along with Rossen Ventzislavov, an educator who brought me out to Woodbury University last spring as a fellow to teach a one-of-a-kind semester on Black modernism in architecture, design and popular culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Picasso’s Cubism introduced Lam not only to European modernism but also to its sources—African masks and totemic art, to which Lam, understandably, felt a familial connection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

A fan of modernism and progress in all forms, Greeley was happy to introduce his readers to the new idea of spirit communication.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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