Avant garde Quote by Jurgen Habermas

“The avant-garde understands itself as invading unknown territory, exposing itself to the dangers of sudden, shocking encounters, conquering an as yet unoccupied future ... The avant-garde must find a direction in a landscape into which no one seems to have yet ventured.”

Jurgen Habermas

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Avant garde Conquer Danger Encounters Exposing Invading Landscape Seems Shocking Territory

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