U.S. avant-gardism declined beginning in the l980s. Which of the following did NOT contribute to that decline?
a. commercialism co-opted the avant-garde
b. theatre itself moved out of the center of culture
c. an open, democratic culture moved faster than it did
d. the idea of art grew in potency
e. social and political unease declined
Answer: D
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