Modern Art - artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of experimentation.
Existentialism - a philosophical movement of the 19th and 20th centuries that assumes that, since the universe is chaotic and without order, people are entirely free and responsible for what they make of themselves.
Dada - a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty.
Surrealism - an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious mind.
De Stijl - an early 20th century art movement advocating nonrepresentational art and universality by a reduction to the essentials of form and color; simplifying compositions to the vertical and horizontal directions, and using only primary colors and black and white.
The Harlem Renaissance - a period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished, characterized by a deliberate reconnection with traditional and ancient African arts.
Abstract Expressionism - a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; includes action painting and color field.
Pop Art - a form of art, chiefly developed in the 1960s, that depicts objects or scenes from everyday life and employs techniques of commercial art and popular illustration.
Minimalism - a movement in various forms of art and design where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features.
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