To me, postmodernism is about fragmentation and pluralism; it is about each person and place speaking for its self, contributing to a cacophony of voices. I think Ed Ruscha would agree:
"Every Building anticipates not only the transition from Pop to Conceptual art at the end of the decade but also the birth of postmodern urbanism, a hybrid field combining art and architecture" - Ed Ruscha's Los Angeles, by Alexandra Schwartz (ArtInfo.com)
If Ruscha is still ahead of his time, this is what comes after post-modernism.
“Those patterns and their abstract design quality mean nothing to me. I'll tell you what is more interesting: the oil droppings on the ground." - Ed Ruscha (Artpractical.com)
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| Thirtyfour Parking Lots by Ed Ruscha 1967 |
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| Every Building on the Sunset Strip by Ed Ruscha 1966 |
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| Psycho Spaghetti Western #7 by Ed Ruscha 2010 |
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