Our current era of art and society is considered Postmodern. This talk will define Postmodernism and show its evolution throughout history with examples from art and architecture. Postmodernism is not necessarily the new; it is often a process of recovering popular motifs of the past. Sometimes Postmodernism is perceived as puzzling and avant garde but this talk approaches the subject in a user- friendly way that demonstrates Postmodernism as a triumph of the familiar with a sense of humor.
