Postmodernism
- A term applied to a wide range of cultural analysis
- It may be said to begin with pop art
- Consumerism: social and economic order that encourages the purchase of goods
- Postermodernism: 1960- present : reaction to these rules "only rule there are none"
- Kitsch: bad taste and knowing it
- Postmodernism: complex, chaos, bricolage, parody, pastiche and irony. An attitude of questioning conventions, multiplicity celebration of surface. Questions old limits
- Western European - North American
- Women, sexual diversity and multiculturalism
- Las Vegas - postmodern city/ simulation of a real society. Mini places such as the pyramids and the synfix like in Egypt. Replicas of the real world outside.
- Architecture with no notion of truth to materials.
- Identity as a consumer/ kettle - juicy salif
- Postmodernism fashion - 60's, punk sex boutique
- Questions of rules and conventions in society
- Hussein chalayan - WW fashion design
- Political or fashion statements / notion of depth or fashion?
- Andy Warhol: pop art/ postmodern/rise in consumerism/ celebration of everyday
- "Campbell soup"
- Roy Lichetenstein/ Jeff Koons: Kitsch style
- Damien hirst : divided 1993
- Auto biographical piece sarah lucas au natuurel 1994
- Jake- Dinos champman: shock factor or a serious statement?
- Chris ofili: black artist / political, serious, statment. Elephant dung. 'Captain shit head' - white perception, shock factor
- Surface vs. depth
- Martin creed no 18
- The house of Osama Bin Laden 03' video game, fine art
- David Carson: ray gun / postmodern/ grunge generation - face, I.D / look & lifestyle / cool factor than actually read
- Barbara Kruger: feminist artist / synical statment of society.
- Selfridge's 'buy me. I'll change your life'
- What is it's purpose?
- Banksy vs Andy / statement vs parody
- Things close to be shocking
- Fine art vs popular culture
- K foundation
- Marginalised discourse
- Question of notion of value and how it's assigned
- Postmodern attidute of conventions
- Postmodern aesthetic = multiplicity of styles and apporaches
- Altermodern : watch
- Standford: website on postmodern
- Modernism: simple, utopian ideas, truth to materials
- Modernism: 1860-1960 : reaction to WW1 optimism and aspirational
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