1. From Modernism to Postmodernism

3. Postmodernism

5. Nighthawks, 1942

7. Manet, Olympia, 1863

8. Morimura, Portrait (Twins), 1988

13. Warhol, Diamond Dust Shoes

14. Modernism 1.Serious preoccupation with the instability of subjectivity and identity 2.Strong authorial presence; cult of genius 3. Radical experimentation with artistic form

15. Modernism (2) 4. Inner meaning and depth are assumed; the reader is encouraged to find them 5. High art makes use of popular materials, but the hierarchy of high over low is clear 6. Historical references made within the context of a larger historical awareness 7. Reference to archetypes, universal symbols.

16. Postmodernism 1.Carefree attitude toward (unstable) subjectivity and identity 2.Lack of central authority and meaning; “death of the author” 3.Playful self-consciousness about the conventions and media of the artistic work itself

17. Postmodernism (2) 4.Preoccupation with surface and ornament; denial of inner meaning and depth 5.Leveling of distinctions between high and low culture: playful “sampling” of various cultural products 6.Leveling of historical distinctions; historical and literary pastiche 7.The local is emphasized over the universal.

18. Pop Art

19. Andy Warhol (American)

20. Warhol: Themes Celebrity Popular Culture Advertising Mechanical Reproduction

21. Self-Portrait, 1986

22. Green Marilyn, 1962

23. Mao, 1973

25. Vegetarian Vegetable 1969

26. Orange Car Crash 1963

27. Claes Oldenburg

28. Floor Burger, 1962

29. Giant Three-Way Plug

30. New Realism a.k.a. neorealism, hyperrealism, photorealism

31. Richard Estes (American)

32. Café Express, 1975

33. Central Savings, 1975