
Quote of Charles Baudelaire - Modernity is the transitory, the fugitive...
Biography - Charles Baudelaire:
French poet.
Born: 1821 - Died: 1867
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1821 - Died: 1867
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: France

Modernity is the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, which make up one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immutable. This transitory fugitive element, which is constantly changing, must not be despised or neglected.

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