the avant-garde
noun [ S, + sing/pl verb ] uk/ˌæv.ɑ̃ːˈɡɑːd/ us/ˌæv.ɑ̃ːˈɡɑːrd/
先锋派(画家、作家、音乐家等);先锋派作品
the painters, writers, musicians, and other artists whose ideas, styles, and methods are very original or modern in comparison to the period in which they live, or the work of these artists
New York is the international capital of the musical avant-garde. 纽约是世界先锋派音乐之都。