Brushes and Keys

WTF is the point of Avant Garde?

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"Pretentious" and "ridiculous," those are some of the terms typical audiences call Avant Garde art. Are these artists trying to open up our minds with the absurd and bizarre or is it simply self-aggrandizement? We discuss a recent concert of composer Iannis Xenakis to explore these and other questions.

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    • Album of the day: Iannis Xenakis, ⁠Metastaseis⁠

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          Brushes and KeysBy Austin Wintory and Angela Bermudez