Modernism (disambiguation)

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Modernism refers to a movement in the arts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, or more generally to modern thought, character, practice and/or the philosophy/ideology behind.

Modernism or modernist may also refer to:

  • Modernism (Roman Catholicism), theological opinions expressed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries characterized by a break with the past
  • Modernism (music), change and development in musical language that occurred at or around the turn of the 20th century
  • Modern architecture, attempts at the turn of the 20th century to reconcile the principles underlying architectural design with rapid technological advancement and the modernization of society
  • Modern art, artistic works produced roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era
  • Modernist literature, a self-conscious break with traditional styles of poetry and verse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
  • Modernism/modernity, a peer-reviewed academic journal founded in 1994
  • Modernism: A New Decade, a 1998 album by The Style Council

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