Answer Wiki. Wikipedia has a fairly good summary - Modern art - defining it broadly as art from much of the second half of the 19th century through nearly 3/4 of the 20th. There's also a piece on Modernism in the arts from the mid-19th century through the present.
Difference Between Cajun and Creole. Cajun and Creole are words that refer to a particular sect of people belonging to Southern Louisiana. Though the words are familiar, people have rarely looked at the differences between the two. One of the main differences that is said is that Cajuns have rural origins, while the Creole have urban origins.
Cajuns mainly came from Acadia in nova Scotia and migrated down to the Lafayette/Acadiana region. The music is French based, and more folkish. the food is thought of as more spicy, but is really just seasoned heavily and is made of cheap ingredients. The Cajuns don't do the whole voodoo thing.