This is a list of magazines which contain avant-garde material and content. Notable avant-garde magazines include: {{Compact ToC, center=yes, align=center, top=no, num=yes, refs=yes, e=E, i=I, u=U, y=Y, z=Z

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*'' 3:AM Magazine'' (2000–), Paris *'' 291'' (1915–1916), New York City *'' 391'' (1917–1924), Barcelona

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aCOMMENT ''aCOMMENT'' was an early Australian modernist avant-garde literary "little magazine" of the 1940s published in Melbourne by Cecily Crozier. It ran to twenty-six, mostly quarterly, issues from 1940 to 1947. History Cecily Crozier, recently r ...

'' (1940–1947), Melbourne *''

Al Adab ''Al Adab'' (Arabic: مجلة الأداب; ''Majalla al ʾādāb''; "literary magazine") was an Arabic avant-garde existentialist literary print magazine published in Beirut, Lebanon, in the period 1953–2012. It was restarted in 2015 as an onl ...

'' (1953–2012), Beirut *'' Akasztott Ember'' (1922–1923), Vienna *''

Algol ALGOL (; short for "Algorithmic Language") is a family of imperative computer programming languages originally developed in 1958. ALGOL heavily influenced many other languages and was the standard method for algorithm description used by the ...

'' (1947), Catalonia * '' Apollon'' (1909–1917), St. Petersburg *''

Avant-Garde The avant-garde (; In 'advance guard' or ' vanguard', literally 'fore-guard') is a person or work that is experimental, radical, or unorthodox with respect to art, culture, or society.John Picchione, The New Avant-garde in Italy: Theoretical ...

'' (1968–1971), New York City

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Bauhaus The Staatliches Bauhaus (), commonly known as the Bauhaus (), was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts.Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 4th edn., 200 ...

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Black Music Black music is a sound created, produced, or inspired by black people, people of African descent, including African music traditions and African popular music as well as the music genres of the African diaspora, including Caribbean music, Lati ...

'' (1973–1984), United Kingdom

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*'' Ça Ire'' (1920–1923), Antwerp

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Dau al set Dau al Set (), the first post-World War II artistic movement in Catalonia, was founded in Barcelona in September 1948 by poet Joan Brossa. The movement, best known for translating the conscious and unconscious mind into art, was heavily influenced ...

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Denver Quarterly The ''Denver Quarterly'' (known as ''The University of Denver Quarterly'' until 1970) is an avant-garde literary journal based at the University of Denver. Founded in 1966 by novelist John Edward Williams. ''Publisher'' ''Denver Quarterly'' i ...

'' (1966–), Denver

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Frigidaire Frigidaire Appliance Company is the American consumer and commercial home appliances brand subsidiary of multinational company Electrolux. Frigidaire was founded as the Guardian Frigerator Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and developed the first s ...

'' (1980–2008), Rome

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La Gaceta Literaria ''La Gaceta Literaria'' (Spanish: ''The Literary Gazetta'') was a bimonthly avant-garde literary, arts and science magazine which appeared in Madrid between 1927 and 1932. It is known for its leading contributors and editorial board members. His ...

'' (1927–1932), Madrid *''

Galerie 68 ''Galerie 68'' was an avant-garde literary magazine which was headquartered in Cairo, Egypt. The magazine existed in the period 1968–1971 with a one-year interruption and produced a total of eight issues. History and profile ''Galerie 68'' wa ...

'' (1968–1971), Cairo

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Helhesten ''Helhesten'' ( Danish: ''The Hell-Horse'') was an arts and literary magazine which was published between 1941 and 1944 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was one of the leading publications during World War II in the region. History and profile ''Helhe ...

'' (1941–1944), Copenhagen

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La Jeune Belgique ''La Jeune Belgique'' (meaning ''The Young Belgium'' in English) was a Belgian literary society and movement that published a French-language literary review ''La Jeune Belgique'' between 1880 and 1897. Both the society and magazine were founded b ...

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*'' Kino-Fot'' (1922–1923), Soviet Union *''

Klaxon A horn is a sound-making device that can be equipped to motor vehicles, buses, bicycles, trains, trams (otherwise known as streetcars in North America), and other types of vehicles. The sound made usually resembles a "honk" (older vehicles) or a ...

'' (1922–1923),

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, Brazil *'' Klingen'' (1917–1920), Copenhagen *''

Kritisk Revy ''Kritisk Revy'' ( Danish: ''Critical Review'') was a quarterly architecture magazine. It was briefly published between 1926 and 1928 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The magazine played a significant role in developing avant-garde culture in Scandinavi ...

'' (1926–1928), Copenhagen

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Language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of met ...

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London Bulletin ''London Bulletin'' was a monthly avant-garde art magazine which was affiliated with the London Gallery between April 1938 and June 1940. It was one of the most significant surrealist publication. History and profile The plans to launch the maga ...

'' (1938–1940), London József Nemes-Lampérth Tusrajz 1916

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*'' MA'' (1916–1925), Budapest–Vienna *''

Al Majalla Al Jadida ''Al Majalla Al Jadida'' (Arabic: الجديدة المجلة; ''The New Magazine'') was an Arabic language socialist and avant-garde cultural and literary magazine which existed between 1929 and 1944 with a two-year interruption. Being an early ...

'' (1929–1944), Cairo * '' Martin Fiero'' (1924–1927), Buenos Aires *''

Merlin Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...

'' (1952–1954), Paris *''

Minotaure ''Minotaure'' was a Surrealist-oriented magazine founded by Albert Skira and E. Tériade in Paris and published between 1933 and 1939. ''Minotaure'' published on the plastic arts, poetry, and literature, avant garde, as well as articles on esoter ...

'' (1933–1939), Paris *''

Musicworks ''Musicworks'' is a Canadian avant-garde music magazine, launched in January 1978 by Andrew Timar (editor-in-chief) and John Oswald (design and production). History The first 4 issues came as a supplement to ''Only Paper Today'', a Toronto ar ...

'' (1978–), Toronto

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Nomad A nomad is a member of a community without fixed habitation who regularly moves to and from the same areas. Such groups include hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads (owning livestock), tinkers and trader nomads. In the twentieth century, the popu ...

'' (1959–1962), Los Angeles *''

Nou Nou Hau , stylized ''NOU NOU HAU'', abbreviated ''NNH'', was an avant-garde ''dōjinshi'' manga anthology first published in November 1998. The magazine serialized the manga series ''Afro Samurai''. History Manga artist Takashi Okazaki started drawing Af ...

'' (1998–2002), Japan

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*'' Octubre'' (1933–1934), Madrid *''

Het Overzicht ''Het Overzicht'' (Dutch: ''the Survey'') was a Dutch language literary magazine published in Antwerp, Belgium, between 1921 and 1925. Until its cessation in 1925 it was the major avant-garde magazine in the country and published a total of 24 i ...

'' (1921–1925), Antwerp

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Poedjangga Baroe ''Poedjangga Baroe'' (pronounced ; Perfected spelling: ''Pujangga Baru'', also known by the intermediate spelling ''Pudjangga Baru'') was an Indonesian ''avant-garde'' literary magazine published from July 1933 to February 1942. It was founded b ...

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Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

*'' Poesia'' (1905–), Milan *'' Portfolio: An Intercontinental Quarterly'' (1945–1947), Washington, DC *''

Prometeo ''Prometeo'' (''Prometheus'') is an "opera" by Luigi Nono, written between 1981 and 1984 and revised in 1985. Here the word "opera" carries the generic Italian meaning of "works", as in work of art, and not its usual meaning. Indeed, Nono scornf ...

'' (1908–1912), Madrid *''

Punct Punct may refer to: * Punct (magazine), Romanian art magazine *PÜNCT ''PÜNCT'' is a two-player strategy board game. It is the sixth release in the ''GIPF'' project of seven abstract strategy games, although it is considered the fifth game in ...

'' (1924–1925), Bucharest

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The Quarterly ''The Quarterly'' was an avant-garde literary magazine founded and edited by Gordon Lish in 1987. It was published by Vintage Books / Random House in New York City. ''The Quarterly'' showcased the work of contemporary authors. The magazine cont ...

'' (1987–1995), New York City *'' Quosego'' (1928–1929), Helsinki

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*'' Ray'' (1926–1927), United Kingdom *'' Resimli Ay'' (1924–1938), Istanbul *''

Revista de Avance ''Revista de Avance'' ( Spanish: ''Advance Magazine'') was a Cuban avant-garde magazine which existed between 1927 and 1930 in Havana. It was the media outlet of a group, minorism, which had been established in 1923 to support social and politic ...

'' (1927–1930), Havana

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*'' S4N'' (1919–1925), Northampton, MA *'' Savant publications'' (1977–), Monterey, CA *''

Sburătorul ''Sburătorul'' was a Romanian Modernism, modernist literary magazine and literary society, established in Bucharest in April 1919. Led by Eugen Lovinescu, the circle was instrumental in developing new trends and styles in Romanian literature, rangi ...

'' (1919–1927), Bucharest *''

Servet-i Fünun ''Servet-i Fünun'' ("''Wealth of Knowledge''", french: Servetifunoun) was an avant-garde journal published in the Ottoman Empire and later in Turkey. Halit Ziya (Uşaklıgil) and the other writers of the "New Literature" ( ota, Edebiyat-ı Cedi ...

'' (1891–1944), Istanbul *''

Shi'r ''Shi'r'' (Arabic: مجلة شعر; ''Poetry'') was an avant-garde and modernist monthly literary magazine with a special reference to poetry. The magazine was published in Beirut, Lebanon, between 1957 and 1970 with a three-year interruption. Th ...

'' (1957–1969), Beirut *''

Shirakaba The was an influential Japanese literary coterie, which published the literary magazine '' Shirakaba'', from 1910 to 1923. History In 1910, a loose association of alumni of the prestigious Gakushuin Peer’s School in Tokyo began a literary s ...

'' (1910–1917), Tokyo *'' Signal, International Review of Signalist Research'' (1970–2004), Belgrade * ''

Simbolul ''Simbolul'' (Romanian for "The Symbol", ) was a Romanian avant-garde literary and art magazine, published in Bucharest between October and December 1912. Co-founded by writers Tristan Tzara and Ion Vinea, together with visual artist Marcel Janco, ...

'' (1912), Bucharest *'' Sobaka'' (1998–2006), Russia *''

De Stijl ''De Stijl'' (; ), Dutch for "The Style", also known as Neoplasticism, was a Dutch art movement founded in 1917 in Leiden. De Stijl consisted of artists and architects. In a more narrow sense, the term ''De Stijl'' is used to refer to a body o ...

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Der Sturm ''Der Sturm'' () was a German List of avant-garde magazines, avant-garde art and literary magazine founded by Herwarth Walden, covering Expressionism, Cubism, Dada and Surrealism, among other artistic movements. It was published between 1910 an ...

'' (1910–1932), Berlin Troços

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Taarnet ''Taarnet'' (Danish: ''The Tower'') was a monthly art and literary magazine founded and edited by Johannes Jørgensen in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was subtitled as Illustreret Tidsskrift for Kunst og Litteratur (Danish: Illustrated Magazine for Art ...

'' (1893–1894), Copenhagen *''

Al Tatawwur ''Al Tatawwur'' (Arabic: تطور; ''The Development'') was an Arabic language literary and cultural magazine published in Egypt in the period January–July 1940. It was the first avant-garde, surrealist and Marxist-libertarian publication in t ...

'' (1940), Cairo *''

Tel Quel ''Tel Quel'' (translated into English as, variously: "as is," "as such," or "unchanged") was a French avant-garde literary magazine published between 1960 and 1982. History and profile ''Tel Quel'' was founded in 1960 in Paris by Philippe Soll ...

'' (1960–1982), Paris * '' A Tett'' (1915–1916), Hungary *''

Troços ''Troços'' is an avant-garde Catalan magazine published for the first time in 1916. It was directed by Josep Maria Junoy, who was also the owner of the magazine. Only 101 copies were printed of the first edition. This number had 8 pages and the ...

'' (1916–1917), Barcelona

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Unu ''unu'' (Romanian for "one"; lower case used on purpose) was the name of an avant-garde art and literary magazine, published in Romania from April 1928 to December 1932. Edited by writers Sașa Pană and Moldov, it was dedicated to Dada and Su ...

'' (1928–1932), Bucharest

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Valori plastici ''Valori plastici'' (meaning ''Plastic Values'' in English) was an Italian magazine published in Rome in Italian and French. The magazines existed between 1918 and 1921. History and profile ''Valori plastici'' was established in Rome by the paint ...

'' (1918–1921), Rome *'' Il Verri'' (1956–), Milan

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The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American Crime film, crime drama Television show, television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The ...

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avant AVANT, also known as AVANT street art guerrilla collective, was the artist group active in New York City from 1980 to 1984. By 1984 AVANT had produced thousands of acrylic on paper paintings and plastered them on walls, doors, bus-stops and gallerie ...