Postmodernism refers to a reaction against modernism. It is less a cohesive movement than an approach and attitude toward art, culture, and society. Its main characteristics include anti-authoritarianism, or refusal to recognize the authority of any single style or definition of what art should be; and the collapsing of the distinction between high culture and mass or popular culture, and between art and everyday life. Postmodern art and architecture can be also characterized by a deliberate use of earlier styles and conventions, and an eclectic mixing of different artistic and popular styles and mediums.
Works
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Andy Warhol Campbell's Tomato Juice Box 1964
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Aldo Rossi, Gianni Braghieri Cemetery of San Cataldo, Modena, Italy, Aerial perspective 1971
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Cindy Sherman Untitled Film Still #21 1978
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Michael Graves Fargo-Moorhead Cultural Center Bridge, project, Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, South elevation 1978
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Sigmar Polke Watchtower 1984
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Jeff Koons Pink Panther 1988
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