modernism
Let an agent describe modernism as a movement across the arts with attribution to art historians, distinguish it from modernity, modernisation and postmodernism, identify regional and disciplinary variants, and relay references and collections.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe modernism as a movement across the arts with attribution to art historians, distinguish it from modernity, modernisation and postmodernism, identify regional and disciplinary variants, and relay references and collections.
A broad movement in art, architecture, design, literature and music from the late nineteenth to the mid twentieth century that broke with tradition to seek new forms fit for modern life, embracing abstraction, functionalism, experimentation and the machine age; in the decorative arts and design it includes movements such as the Bauhaus, streamline moderne and regional modernisms, and it remains a reference point for contemporary practice.
What it is for: Not applicable; a cultural movement.
It can be explain the movement and its principles; distinguish modernism from related terms; identify variants by discipline and region; relay interpretations with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Rejection of tradition and ornament
Abstraction and functionalism
Cross-disciplinary movement
Regional and national variants
What it looks like
Not a single object; abstract paintings, functional buildings, experimental texts and designed objects of the period.
Physical character
period: about 1890-1960 years - boundaries debated
How it is recognised
Break with tradition toward new forms
Late nineteenth to mid twentieth century
Modernity is the condition; modernisation is the process; postmodernism reacts to modernism
Related models
is a kind of - across disciplines
is a kind of - in registry terms for design
is succeeded by - the reaction
is confused with - the social condition
In practice
Families and kinds
modernism in painting and sculpture
modernist architecture and the Bauhaus
modern design and streamline moderne
literary modernism
musical modernism
regional modernisms such as Portuguese, French and Scandinavian variants
Standards and regulation
Heritage protection of modernist buildings
No regulation of the movement itself
Failure modes and hazards
Treating modernism as one style
Confusing modernism with modernity or modernisation
Eurocentric accounts
Loss of modernist buildings
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What modernism is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and principles.
Definition
Definition.
- What is modernism, and what principles unite its variants, as art historians describe? definition
- Is the question about modernism, modernity, modernisation or postmodernism? boundary
Variants
Variants.
Variants
Variants.
- What variants exist by discipline and region? definition
- Which entry fits the specific variant? action
Works Works and figures.
Content.
Figures
Key figures and works.
Figures
Figures.
- Who were the key figures and what are the key works, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific artist or work? action
Design
Design and architecture.
Design
Design.
- How did modernism shape architecture and design, from the Bauhaus to streamline moderne? provenance
- Which entry fits modernist architecture? action
Interpret Interpretation and debate.
Attribution.
Debates
Historiographical debates.
Debates
Debates.
- How have historians interpreted modernism, and where do they disagree, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Global
Global modernisms.
Global
Global.
- How do global perspectives change the account of modernism? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Legacy Legacy and heritage.
Context.
Legacy
Legacy.
Legacy
Legacy.
- How does modernism influence contemporary art and design? provenance
- Which entry fits contemporary art? action
Heritage
Heritage.
Heritage
Heritage.
- How are modernist buildings and objects protected and conserved? provenance
- Which entry fits modernist heritage? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each disciplinary modernism be a separate entry?
- How should collections and references be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming regional and design variants; should they be split off?