modern art

noun

Any of very many genres of art from the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries, especially those forms that move away from a traditional narrative towards experimentation and conceptual art.

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Meanings

nounmodern art (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartAny of very many genres of art from the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries, especially those forms that move away from a traditional narrative towards experimentation and conceptual art.

Translations

Catalan art modern
  • art modernmodern art
French art moderne
  • art modernemodern art
German Moderne Kunst
  • Moderne Kunstmodern art
Hawaiian hana kiʻi hou
  • hana kiʻi houmodern art
Hebrew אָמָּנוּת מוֹדֶרְנִית
  • אָמָּנוּת מוֹדֶרְנִית (omanút modérnit)modern art
Italian arte moderna
  • arte modernamodern art
Polish modernizm
  • modernizmmodern art
Portuguese arte moderna
  • arte modernamodern art
Punjabi ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਕਲਾ
  • ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਕਲਾ (ādhunik kalā)modern art
Spanish arte moderno
  • arte modernomodern art
Ukrainian модернізм
  • модернізм (modernizm)modern art
Welsh celf fodern
  • celf fodernmodern art
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APA

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MLA

“modern art.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern%20art. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modern art,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern%20art.

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