Post Modernist ideals:
Exhaustion,
Pluralism,
Pessimism,
Disillusionment with the idea of absolute knowledge.
Post Modernism begins to emerge in the 60's,
Jean Tinguley's art piece "Homage to New York", is built to destroy itself.
Leslie Fielder describes Postmodernism as "A Post-culture against the elitism of Modernism.
Begins in the 60's
by the 1970's it is fully established and becomes a recognised style in the 80's.
Established in the era after modernism.
On 15th july, 1972 at 3:32 PM modernism dies according to Charles Jenks. Post Modernism is described as tearing up the rulebook.
Park Hill flats in sheffield are renovated by the postmodernist firm, Urban Splash.
The high art/low art divide begins to crumble.
Las-vegas is seen as a post modernist city.
The Cyberpunk genre is seen as as a post-modernist dystopia, with films such as Blade Runner and Akira following post modernist styles.
Andy Warhol is a prominent Post-modernist artist. Post Modern artists mix high and low cultures, with aspects bing seen in popular culture, such as Kraftwerk album covers.
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