The Avant-Garde: A Very Short Introduction AUTH-7744228 William Wallace

William Wallace

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The Avant-Garde: A Very Short Introduction AUTH-7744228 William WallaceFor over a hundred years, the idea of the avant garde has been perhaps the most important and influential force in modern culture, ruling the critical assessment of the significance of an artist or a work of art. If they have been judged to be avant garde, then they are worthy of consideration. But very little attempt has been made to explore why the idea of the avant garde carries so much authority, or how it came to do so. What is more, the term