How did Postmodernism begin
as a movement in art?
Postmodernism is best
understood by defining the modernist ethos it replaced - that of the
avant-garde who were active from 1860s to the 1950s. The various artists in the
modern period were driven by a radical and forward thinking approach, ideas of
technological positivity, and grand narratives of Western domination and
progress. The arrival of Neo-Dada and Pop art in post-war America marked the
beginning of a reaction against this mindset that came to be known as
postmodernism. The reaction took on multiple artistic forms for the next four
decades, including Conceptual art, Minimalism, Video art, Performance art, and
Installation art. These movements are diverse and disparate but connected by
certain characteristics: ironical and playful treatment of a fragmented
subject, the breakdown of high and low culture hierarchies, undermining of
concepts of authenticity and originality, and an emphasis on image and
spectacle. Beyond these larger movements, many artists and less pronounced
tendencies continue in the postmodern vein to this day.
Key Ideas
---------------Postmodernism is distinguished
by a questioning of the master narratives that were embraced during the modern
period, the most important being the notion that all progress - especially
technological - is positive. By rejecting such narratives, postmodernists
reject the idea that knowledge or history can be encompassed in totalizing
theories, embracing instead the local, the contingent, and the temporary. Other
narratives rejected by postmodernists include the idea of artistic development
as goal-oriented, the notion that only men are artistic geniuses, and the
colonialist assumption that non-white races are inferior. Thus, Feminist art
and minority art that challenged canonical ways of thinking are often included
under the rubric of postmodernism or seen as representations of it...................................................................................
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