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That's the "Modern" cultural movement. The "Modern" Age instead ended at around the 17th or the 18th century. Naming anything "modern" is pure hubris.
by marcosdumay 2y ago
That's the "Modern" cultural movement.
The "Modern" Age instead ended at around the 17th or the 18th century.
Naming anything "modern" is pure hubris.
- ProfessorLayton 2y agoThe fact that there's confusion on how to use the word "modern" is why I dislike it. When people say they hate "modern" art they usually mean contemporary art.
- seydor 2y agoor just modern, because modern/modernist architecture is different from contemporary
- ProfessorLayton 2y agoI was saying most people tend use the term incorrectly, not that they're the same.
- jltsiren 2y agoIn European history, the early modern period is roughly 1500 to 1800, and "modern" without qualifiers usually refers to the period starting from ~1800. In other fields, "modern" may have a specific meaning due to historical baggage, or it can simply refer to the present day. The latter is basically the literal meaning of the word.