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modernism

vr.tr.modernism · INF.KNW

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

art movement

is a kind of - in registry terms for design

decorative art

is succeeded by - the reaction

postmodernism

is confused with - the social condition

modernity

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

FyrtiotalismStreamline ModernePortuguese modernismBauhaus modernismBrussels styleFrench modernismIndian Space Paintersmexican modernismNew ObjectivityAmerican modernismAtomic Agecolourist paintingHanshinkan Modernismreactionary modernismBrazilian modernismStreamline Moderne architecture

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.

  1. What is modernism, and what principles unite its variants, as art historians describe? definition
  2. Is the question about modernism, modernity, modernisation or postmodernism? boundary

Variants

Variants.

Variants

Variants.

  1. What variants exist by discipline and region? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific variant? action
Works Works and figures.

Content.

Figures

Key figures and works.

Figures

Figures.

  1. Who were the key figures and what are the key works, with attribution? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific artist or work? action

Design

Design and architecture.

Design

Design.

  1. How did modernism shape architecture and design, from the Bauhaus to streamline moderne? provenance
  2. Which entry fits modernist architecture? action
Interpret Interpretation and debate.

Attribution.

Debates

Historiographical debates.

Debates

Debates.

  1. How have historians interpreted modernism, and where do they disagree, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

Global

Global modernisms.

Global

Global.

  1. How do global perspectives change the account of modernism? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Legacy Legacy and heritage.

Context.

Legacy

Legacy.

Legacy

Legacy.

  1. How does modernism influence contemporary art and design? provenance
  2. Which entry fits contemporary art? action

Heritage

Heritage.

Heritage

Heritage.

  1. How are modernist buildings and objects protected and conserved? provenance
  2. 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?