Post modernism lecture

Post modernism lecture

• The opposite of modernism (form follows function) a blind obedience to this principle looses something
• Stripping back everything to its essences strips away something of the human, of life
• We as people are irrational emotional flawed
• Modernism almost bleaches away human imperfections
• Postmodernism - why do we have to be constantly trying to progress the world
• Modernism is so Eutoptian it's quite austere
• Postmodernism is characterised by

- pluralism
-pessimism
-disillusionment with the idea of absolute knowledge
- space for new voices
- multiplicity of styles and approaches
- only rule is there are no rules

• Modernism expresses modernity postmodernism is a reaction to it
• Postmodernism has an attitude of questioning conventions
• Homage to New York 1960 - Gesture of the fallibility of technology and a criticism of the modern New York

1960 - beginnings 
1970 - established as a term (jencks)
1980 - recognisable style
80/90s - dominant theoretical discourse
Today - tired and simmering

• Contra modernism 
• Equivalent to late capitalism 
• Charles jencks 15th July 1972 3:32pm modernism dies and is replaced by post modernism with the demolition of the Pruitt igoe development St. Louis - put all the poor, underclasses, 'undesirables' 
• Instead of collectively bringing everyone forward they all brought each other down - it failed 
• The patriarchal machismo of modernism 
• Celebrates what might otherwise be termed as kitsch 
• Park hill flats Sheffield 1960 - turned into an undesirable place to live, now they're flats for the upwardly mobile the young professionals. The update of the park hill flats are a reaction to the flaws of modernism and trying to do something better
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• Frank Gehry - Bilbao 1997 crazy postmodern building totally random and human and fun (totally regenerated the area) 
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• Neue staatsgalerie germany - a huge mix of media, modern synthetic colours, neo classical statutes and marble, post modern jokes and 'imperfections'
• The Leeds look postmodernism 80s Leeds magistrates court (trust us to pick the worst architectural style)
• Quinlan terry - hates everything modern and builds in a classical style the maitland Robinson library 
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• J F Lyotard - 'attitude of incredulity towards metanarratives' 
• Metanarratives = totalising belief systems, we don't believe in these things anymore instead we have our own micro narratives through our own subcultures 
• Bricolage 
• Re using images parody and irony, chaos 
• Las Vegas - postmodern city? Driven by sensuality, life, greed? The essence of the post modernism its about hybridity 
• The ultimate figure of post modernity is Andy Warhol - he was self professed to not have any talent, fame is just a construction 
• Not about creativity but about producing things, they'd all get high and do screen prints. A project of art as anti art, he didn't even do anything himself. Marylin monroe - A portrait of the mechanical production of fame.You can't get passionate about a Warhol because there's no deeper meaning to it 
• David shrigley - art lovers
  
• Your only way of understanding art and culture is through its price tag 
• Piero Manzoni - canned his own shit sold at 5 figure sums to people as conceptual art?!
• You need an artists signature to turn it isn't art 
• It's about playing games with those who declare to be cultural authorities 
• Memphis group founded 1981 
• Nathalie pasquier 
• David Carson ray gun