Post Modernism

modernism/modernity - creating order out of chaos
non male white hetro clean - become disorder and have to be eradicated

which muppet?

grand/master narrative - big story
 - stories a culture tells about themselves

Post modernism - critique of grand narrative
 - "mini narratives" - situational
   - can change - temporary

ideas in modernism taken further in post modernism

"post"
- after
- contra (anti)
- equivalent to "late capitalism"
- artistic + stylistic ecclesiasticism

modernism
things can always get better

post modernism
not getting any better just faster
     - making thing obsolete

Style
nothing is new - copy 'dead' styles
 - "Retro"

1970's
Pompidou Centre - Paris - pipes on the outside
- showing the function of the thing
            - its on display
good taste - a prison just 'play'
humour = wit more important than good taste

- a visual idea out of context
- art of "The Other"
           insane art
           Alison Laper - statue in Trafalgar Square

Judy Chicago - The Dinner Party
39 place settings for historical + mythical women

- TOP GIRLS - CARYL CHURCHILL

Ted Notten
- Haunted by 36 Women
- Ageeth's Diary
- Princess
- Wedding Pills

Acid Toby - Richard Slee
19933
Smiley face
- raves
- E/acid

Gertaud Mohwald
- shards of ceramics - forms her pieces from them

Alissia Melka Teichoew

Robert Du Grenier