4) Define the Post-Modern Art Movement

When did the Post-Modern Art Movement Begin? How did it begin?
Post-Modernism began in the 1960’s with the emergence of philosophies that supported a shift in ideals. The first real Post-Modern artwork would have been Andy Warhol’s first Campbell’s Soup can paintings in 1962.


When did it end? Did it end?
It is uncertain if it has ended. There are still ideas supported by Post-Modernism that are relevant. It is a possibility that it is just being updated or that it is the movement attached to Modernism and signifies that movement’s death.


What are the main principles associated with the Post-Modern Art Movement?
Post-Modernism is essentially the rejection of everything that Modernism promoted. There is no utopia and no ideal. There is no longer a hierarchy, we are all essentially the same and we all consume the same products. There is no originality.


Who are the main artists/critics associated with it and what is the aesthetic character of Post-Modern Art?
There are many critics and philosophers associated with Post-Modernism, but two significant ones are Arthur Danto and Jean Baudrillard. Some artists associated with the movement include: Marcel Duchamp (way before his time), Bruce Nauman, Richard Tuttle, Eva Hesse, Yoko Ono, John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Jim Dine, Jasper Johns, Sol LeWitt, Robert Smithson, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and many more. The aesthetic character is more vague in this movement. Because Postmodernism is linked to the rejection of Modernist ideals any material/medium goes. This means that the traditional was often mixed with new media or completely discarded.