World Modernism Day, celebrated on June 8
World Modernism Day, celebrated on June 8 , highlights the influence and impact of the modernist movement on art, literature, architecture and other cultural areas. It was a movement that emerged at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, challenging traditional conventions and seeking new forms of expression. In art, for example, modernism was characterized by experimentation, abstraction and rejection of traditional forms of representation. In literature, modernist authors explored new narrative techniques and themes, breaking with the conventional structures of literary genres. In architecture, modernism manifested itself through innovative and functionalist designs, seeking a minimalist and utilitarian aesthetic.
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