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Modernism and After (Vis Com) Part II Lecture 1: Alternatives and Possibilities

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This presentation is intended to play with Nicholas Bourriaud's invitation to consider the idea that 'postmodernism is dead'. In order to maintain something of the playfulness of the concept of the altermodern, while recapping Modernism and postmodernism, the presentation invents key characters and explores their ideas and motivations. Here, the Modernist, postmodernist and altermodernist are given two creative tasks: 1) Do something creative with a cardboard box, 2) Make a photo.

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Modernism and After (Vis Com) Part II

Lecture 1: Alternatives and Possibilities

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“POSTMODERNISM IS DEAD”From the Altermodern Manifesto (Baurriaud 2009)

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Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

Patrick Swayze (1952- 2009)

Pomo

Postmodernism(19?? – 2009)

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**Simula-cra-choo!** Bless you POMO’

Postmodernism was pronounced dead this morning after having snorted whopping amounts of cocaine. Found naked, cold and shivering in a hotel lobby

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Nicholas Bourriaud

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Modernist

postmodernist

altermodernist?

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Do something creative with a cardboard box!

TASK 1

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Make a photograph

TASK 2

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Kasimir Malevich (1918) White on White

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Constantin Brancusi (1909-1911) Sleeping Muse

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Donald Judd (1966) Untitled. Stainless Steal and Yellow PlexiGlass

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Andy Warhol (1964) Brillo Box

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Mary Miss (1978) Perimeters/ Pavillions/ Decoys

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Santiago Sierra (2000) Six People who Are Not Allowed to be Paid for Sitting in Cardboard Boxes

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Walead Beshty Installation of FedEx® large Kraft boxes ©2005 FedEx 330508, International Priority, Los Angeles-Tijuana, Tijuana-Los Angeles, Los Angeles-London, October 28, 2008- January 16, 2009 2008-ongoing

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Lazlo Maholy-Nagy (1926) Photogram

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El Lissitzky (1924) The Constructor

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Richard Prince (1980-4) Untitled Cowboy

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Barbara Kruger Who’s the Fairest of them All

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?

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Walead Beshty (2007) Transparency (Negative)

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Darren Almond (2008) Fullmoon. China

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Modernist

postmodernist

altermodernist?

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Report Card - Modernist

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Report Card - Modernist

• Concerned with distinct art forms.

• Seeking originality within their work.

• Believe in Progress.

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Report Card - postmodernist

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Report Card - postmodernist

• Concerned with the coming together of art and popular culture.

• Always questioning originality (through appropriatation).

• Sceptical about progress/ loosing a sense of linear history.

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Report Card - altermodernist

• Interested in movements of people and things, journeys.

• Less concerned with ‘origins’, more concerned with how things are changing.

• Interested in how different spaces and times interact.

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Charles Avery (2008) Untitled [Two Dilettantes]

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Lali Chetwynd [aka Spartacus Chetwynd] (2004) An Evening with Jabba the Hut.

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Marcus Coates (2008) Plover’s Wing

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?

Modernist

postmodernist

altermodernist?

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Tell a story

TASK 3?

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Make a film

TASK 3?

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Decorate the fire place

TASK 3?

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References

• Bourriaud, N. (2009) Altermodern: Tate Triennial. London, Tate Publishing.

• Charlesworth, J.J (2009) Altermodern Tate Triennial: 2009. In Art Review, no 31, April. Pp. 112-3.

• Collings, M (2009) Getting to the Heart of God’s Bottom. In Modern Painters, v21 no 4, May. Pp. 18-20.

• Hunt, A (2009) New Journeys in a Teaming Universe. In Tate Etc. no 15, spring. Pp. 70-3.

• Prince, M (2009) Tate Triennial, Tate Britain. In Art in America, no 165,May. P. 95

• Williams, E (2009) Altermodern: Tate Triennial. In Flash Art, 42 May/June. Pp.81-2.