modern art

Japanese: modern art(英語表記)modernart
modern art

…In the face of this situation, a movement calling for the penetration of modernist ideals and values ​​arose, particularly in the fields of culture and consciousness, led by religion and literature. Its precursor was the movement to secularize the sacred world, ignited by some churches in the later Catholic countries, followed by the so-called 'avant-garde modern art' movement in the literary world of the 1920s. The latter in particular not only attacked feudal traditions, but also challenged the bourgeois worldview itself, which had come to dominate the world of civil culture as the 'tradition of the new'. …

From [Contemporary Art]

...The meaning of "contemporary art" is somewhat limited, just as "modern art" does not simply mean "modern" but refers to art that embodies the tradition-breaking avant-garde. In art, there are major differences of opinion as to whether "contemporary" has actually already been established as a concept that can be clearly distinguished from "modern."

*Some explanations of terms that refer to "modern art" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…こういう状況をまえにして,とくに宗教や文芸を先頭とした文化や意識の領域で,近代主義的理念や価値の貫徹をうたった運動が興ることになった。その先駆となったのが,後発のカトリック教国における一部の教会によって点火された聖世界の世俗化の動きであり,それに続いたのが1920年代の文芸世界におけるいわゆる〈前衛芸術modern art〉運動だった。とくに後者は,封建的伝統を攻撃するばかりではなく,いまや〈新たなるものの伝統〉として市民文化の世界に君臨することになったブルジョア的世界観そのものにまで挑戦した。…

【現代美術】より

…現代の美術Contemporary artの意味であるが,〈モダン・アートModern Art〉が単に〈近代の〉という意味ではなく,伝統破壊的なアバンギャルド性を体現している美術を指していたように,〈現代美術〉もやや限定した意味で用いられる。 美術上,〈近代modern〉から明確に弁別できる概念として〈現代〉がほんとうにすでに成立しているのかどうかについては,大きく意見の分かれるところであろう。…

※「modern art」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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