Beginning Postmodernism
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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"Postmodern architecture includes a great variety of buildings , from the high - tech of Norman Foster's Hong Kong Shanghai Bank, or Renzo Piano's and Richard Roger's Pompidou Centre in Paris , to the less ostentatious style of I.M. Pei's Pyramid in the Louvre (1993)."--Beginning Postmodernism (1999) by Tim Woods |
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Beginning Postmodernism (1999) is a book by Tim Woods.
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"Postmodernism" has become the buzzword of contemporary society. Yet it remains baffling in its variety of definitions, contexts and associations. Beginning Postmodernism aims to offer clear, accessible and step-by-step introductions to postmodernism across a wide range of subjects. It encourages readers to explore how the debates about postmodernism have emerged from basic philosophical and cultural ideas. With its emphasis firmly on "postmodernism in practice," the book contains exercises and questions designed to help readers understand and reflect upon a variety of positions in the following areas of contemporary culture: philosophy and cultural theory; architecture and concepts of space; visual art; sculpture and the design arts; popular culture and music; film, video and television culture; and the social sciences.
