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The ghosts debate the nature of China’s modernity, the struggle between Confucian and Legalist traditions, and the influence of Japanese versus European ideas on the New Culture Movement.
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Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
But as modernity happens, parking lots are built, generations change, culture shifts.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
While other architectural movements showed reverence for history — neo-Classical for ancient Greece and Rome, Gothic Revival for the Middle Ages — Brutalism was about modernity.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Featuring a dreamlike atmosphere and striking natural imagery, The Botanist stood out for its immersive portrayal of a world untouched by modernity.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
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Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
But as modernity happens, parking lots are built, generations change, culture shifts.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
While other architectural movements showed reverence for history — neo-Classical for ancient Greece and Rome, Gothic Revival for the Middle Ages — Brutalism was about modernity.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Featuring a dreamlike atmosphere and striking natural imagery, The Botanist stood out for its immersive portrayal of a world untouched by modernity.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for modernity
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“Modernity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modernity. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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