Lyotardian Postmodern Condition and Inhuman Sublime
리오타르의 포스트모던과 숭고
A postmodern cultural and aesthetic treatise defining postmodernity as "incredulity toward metanarratives" and championing avant-garde sublime art that bears witness to the unpresentable without totalizing closure.
| Field | Aesthetics & Art Theory · Philosophy · Cultural Studies |
|---|---|
| Level of analysis | Macro · Structures & Institutions |
| Paradigm | Post-Structuralism Critical Theory |
| Key figures | 👤 Jean-François Lyotard (장-프랑수아 리오타르) |
| Year | 1979 |
Key Claims
Jean-François Lyotard defined the postmodern as incredulity toward grand universalizing metanarratives (emancipation of humanity, dialectic of Spirit). Modern art presents the unpresentable nostalgic fact; postmodern avant-garde art invents new allusions without the solace of good forms to testify to the différend.
Further Reading
- Lyotard, J.-F. (1979). La Condition postmoderne: rapport sur le savoir. Éditions de Minuit.
- Lyotard, J.-F. (1988). L’Inhumain: Causeries sur le temps.
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