Postmodernism

Postmodernism was a movement in cultural theory and practice in response of modernism theory and practice, this took place in the mid to late twentieth century. The reaction was against the ideas and values of modernism (Modernism being a style or movement in the arts that aims to depart significantly from classical and traditional forms.) Movements that have come within postmodernism art include: Conceptual art, installation art, digital art, performance art, Intermedia and Multi-media art.

Here are some examples of photographic, sculptural, installation and design work from the postmodernism movement…

Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe
Barbara Kruger’s Believe Anything
Jeff Wall’s A Sudden Gust Of Wind (1993)
Damien Hirst – Love’s Paradox 2007

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