<P> The avant - garde ( from French , `` advance guard '' or `` vanguard '' , literally `` fore - guard '' ) are people or works that are experimental , radical , or unorthodox with respect to art , culture , or society . It may be characterized by nontraditional , aesthetic innovation and initial unacceptability , and it may offer a critique of the relationship between producer and consumer . </P>
<P> The avant - garde ( from French , `` advance guard '' or `` vanguard '' , literally `` fore - guard '' ) are people or works that are experimental , radical , or unorthodox with respect to art , culture , or society . It may be characterized by nontraditional , aesthetic innovation and initial unacceptability , and it may offer a critique of the relationship between producer and consumer . </P>
where does the term avant garde come from
where does the term avant garde come from
from French , `` advance guard '' or `` vanguard '' , literally `` fore - guard ''
from French , `` advance guard '' or `` vanguard '' , literally `` fore - guard ''