#avant-garde

#avant-garde

No Wave, circa 2025, is multiple things: genre, sound, aesthetic, buzzword for when a musician lives in New York and makes loud music.

"The Clan's Heir is a Transwoman (2013) plays like a lo-fi passion project, but it's also a surprising, queer-centered take on the yakuza genre."

Tune-Yards' music defies conventional structure while remaining infectious and danceable, resulting in a raw vitality that captures audiences' attention.

E.A.T. emerged as a radical platform that reimagined the possibilities of creative practice through direct collaboration between artists and technologists.

Handel's 'Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno' masterfully navigates past and present, encapsulating the conflict between extravagance and sanctity in an artistic landscape steeped in beauty and obligation.

As Ian MacDonald writes in Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties, this eight-minute exercise in aural free association is the world's most widely distributed avant-garde artifact.

Ethel Cain’s latest project, Perverts, marks a departure from conventional music formats, embracing elongated ambient soundscapes that focus more on atmospheric exploration than mainstream appeal.

Ricky Clifton's admiration for Basquiat's work shows how deeply personal connections influence artists, highlighting shared inspirations rooted in New York's rich avant-garde scene.

Apollinaire's Orphism highlights a largely lyrical and emotional approach to art, emphasizing color and urban dynamism, which contrasts with the more formal Cubism.

Luis de Javier's debut collection at Paris Fashion Week beautifully fused haute couture glam with his unique avant-garde style, heralding a new era in fashion.

Monk believes that music should provide listeners with either a reflective space or a way to wake people up, transcending conventional interpretations.