Altermodern -

Nicolas Bourriaud previews his hypothesis that postmodernism is over and that a new type of modern - the altermodern - is emerging. Read Bourriard's manifesto and join the debate at http://blog.tate.org.uk/turnerprize2008/

Category:

Education

Tags:

• art
• postmodernism
• modernism
• aesthetics

[anthonyantonelliscom]

I love that youtube members are trying to lecture Bourriaud

[lislaskarin]

Funny to claim that we are past modernism and postmodernism, then to take up the very very modernist notion of exploration of the new (his new continent -- time). This is a thinker who has abandoned the acuity of thought in favour of flavour. If not aware of his own self-inclusion in that which he opposes, he does at least have an uncanny sense of the obvious.

[guzsaj]

look at the chick... you can see only her profile. The mouth is a pixel. Yet you can tell she's smiling and is totally into this dork.

Curate that, bitch

[ImpliedBodyMan]

No terra incognita. What a eurocentric notion. Nicolas wants Art to be globalist from the start, then perhaps he should understand that the terra incognita is that which we have subsumed beneath the hubristic boot of globalism - See Wade Davis. When we start to see Gods in the stars and spirits in the wind and the trees again - we are in terra incognita.

[slopydrunk]

@benzbubblecat terrible grammar you have.... yoda.

[slopydrunk]

@nielsvdsteen10 hahaha "the streets we all share" that is a cute remark.

[mrvonaerial]

Modernist revisionism, or should I say, altermodern revisionism - discursive colonialism. Beware modernity as a word, prefix or suffix. It is a poor art of capture.

[mrvonaerial]

Modernist revisionism, or should I say, altermodern revisionism - discursive colonialism. Beware modernity as a word, prefix or suffix. It is a poor art of capture.

[mrvonaerial]

@anthonyantonelliscom maybe the whole world can just become altermodern and shut up and show reverence for the words. As Bourriaud says. Sounds like discursive imperialism once again. Or if you like, a magnificent Hegelianism...

[GrayWatchman]

I'm encouraged by the thoughtful nature of most of the comments. I also disagree with the revisionist use of the term modern, as in Post-Modern, Altermodern etc. It is just another retread of Modern. No more Post... no more Neo... I tend to agree with the X-Post and Stuckist attitudes towards the current era.