Avant-garde represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the [[status quo]], primarily in the cultural realm. The notion of the [[existence]] of the avant-garde is considered by some to be a hallmark of modernism, as distinct from postmodernism. Many artists have aligned themselves with the avant-garde movement and still continue to do so, tracing a history from [[Dada]] through the Situationists to postmodern artists such as the Language poets in the 1980s.[2] | Avant-garde represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the [[status quo]], primarily in the cultural realm. The notion of the [[existence]] of the avant-garde is considered by some to be a hallmark of modernism, as distinct from postmodernism. Many artists have aligned themselves with the avant-garde movement and still continue to do so, tracing a history from [[Dada]] through the Situationists to postmodern artists such as the Language poets in the 1980s.[2] |