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What is the history of modern art?
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Modern art is typically considered to have begun with the Impressionism movement in the late 19th century. This movement was characterized by its focus on capturing the momentary perception and real-life experience of subjects instead of creating a highly polished, carefully composed representation. This idea soon spawned a range of movements and styles including Expressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and Neo-Expressionism. Each movement or style presented its own unique take on the tradition of modern art. In the later part of the 20th century, the trend in modern art shifted towards the larger emergence of postmodernism. Postmodernism focused on the rejection of traditional forms of art, often disrupting traditional concepts to challenge social, political, and aesthetic norms. Postmodernism had significant implications in the fine arts, literature, music, philosophy, and other areas, profoundly influencing the direction that modern art was to take up to present day.