modernism

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

A movement in art, literature, and architecture from the late 1800s and early 1900s that deliberately broke with traditional styles in favor of experimentation and new forms.

"The novel's fragmented structure and stream-of-consciousness narration are hallmarks of modernism."

'Modernism' is often confused with 'postmodernism,' a later movement that reacted against modernism's own assumptions.

Antonyms

traditionalism