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From Modernism to Postmodernism

From Modernism to Postmodernism. Postmodernism. Nighthawks , 1942. Manet, Olympia , 1863. Morimura, Portrait (Twins), 1988. Warhol, Diamond Dust Shoes. Modernism. Serious preoccupation with the instability of subjectivity and identity Strong authorial presence; cult of genius

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From Modernism to Postmodernism

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  1. From Modernism to Postmodernism

  2. Postmodernism

  3. Nighthawks, 1942

  4. Manet, Olympia, 1863

  5. Morimura, Portrait (Twins), 1988

  6. Warhol, Diamond Dust Shoes

  7. Modernism • Serious preoccupation with the instability of subjectivity and identity • Strong authorial presence; cult of genius 3. Radical experimentation with artistic form

  8. Modernism (2) 4. Inner meaning and depth are assumed; the reader is encouraged to find them 5. High art makes use of popular materials, but the hierarchy of high over low is clear 6. Historical references made within the context of a larger historical awareness 7. Reference to archetypes, universal symbols.

  9. Postmodernism • Carefree attitude toward (unstable) subjectivity and identity • Lack of central authority and meaning; “death of the author” • Playful self-consciousness about the conventions and media of the artistic work itself

  10. Postmodernism (2) • Preoccupation with surface and ornament; denial of inner meaning and depth • Leveling of distinctions between high and low culture: playful “sampling” of various cultural products • Leveling of historical distinctions; historical and literary pastiche • The local is emphasized over the universal.

  11. Pop Art

  12. Andy Warhol (American)

  13. Warhol: Themes • Celebrity • Popular Culture • Advertising • Mechanical Reproduction

  14. Self-Portrait, 1986

  15. Green Marilyn, 1962

  16. Mao, 1973

  17. Mao, 1973

  18. VegetarianVegetable1969

  19. Orange Car Crash1963

  20. Claes Oldenburg

  21. Floor Burger, 1962

  22. Giant Three-Way Plug

  23. New Realism a.k.a. neorealism, hyperrealism, photorealism

  24. Richard Estes (American)

  25. Café Express, 1975

  26. Central Savings, 1975

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