is a subgenre of punk rock that embraces experimental, avant-garde, and often nonconformist approaches to sound, visuals, and performance. Emerging in the late 1970s, it challenged punk’s raw simplicity with unconventional song structures, dissonance, and artistic ambition. Influenced by postmodern art and underground culture, art punk often merges punk’s rebellious energy with intellectual and aesthetic exploration, making space for bands who defy traditional genre expectations.
