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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]

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==Working definition==

==Working definition==

The term was originally used to describe the foremost part of an army advancing into battle (also called the vanguard) and now applied to any [[group]], particularly of artists, that considers itself innovative and ahead of the majority.[3]

The term was originally used to describe the foremost part of an army advancing into battle (also called the vanguard) and now applied to any [[group]], particularly of artists, that considers itself innovative and ahead of the majority.[3]