Define the Post-Modern Art Movement:
1970s? 1980s?
a reaction against Modernism’s belief that reason can dominate the environment around us and by so doing guarantee us material progress. (p 96 Critical theory a Graphic Guide)
Jean-Francois Lyotard (1924-99) “incredulity towards meta narratives” 1979 book The Postmodern condition
An emphasis on difference, Randomness, Relativism, Skepticism and Cynicism
Cultural hybridization (dissolving genuine singularity) (Radicant, Bourriard,13)
cultural diversity or standardization?
reactionary: a theme of . . . liberating alienated minorities. . . emancipation, resistance, alienation. (Radicant, Bourriard, 15)
“The generation that came to maturity around 1970 had little faith in either purity or progress. . . a growing uncertainty about the future and art’s power to influence it.” p1153 Art History Stockstad, Marylin)
Artists: Jenny Holzer, Jeff Koons, Carolee Schneemann, The Guggenheim Museum
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