Author Question: Use examples from the chapter to define the term postmodernism. Include a discussion of Robert ... (Read 164 times)

folubunmi · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

Use examples from the chapter to define the term postmodernism. Include a discussion of Robert Venturi and the Las Vegas strip.

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Question 2

Explain the purpose of patterns in medieval illuminated texts, and describe the pattern motif on the Cross page from the Lindisfarne Gospels.

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Beatricemm · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer:
1. Postmodernism is associated with disjunction.
2. This disjunction is exemplified in the two towers in Gehry's and Miluni's Rasin Building, which move in different directions yet remain connected.
3. Robert Venturi's 1972 book on Las Vegas described the collision of styles, signs, and symbols of the American strip as a new sort of unity.
4. The new unity is considered postmodern in that it includes everything, whereas as traditional art excludes elements not considered artful.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The patterns beautify the sacred text. The Cross page of the Lindisfarne Gospels portrays the Celtic Cross in a checkerboard pattern that includes interlaced ribbons and fighting animals.