This article discusses postmodernism and argues that postmodern works are allegorical in nature rather than representational. The author Craig Owens proposes that postmodern art uses symbolic figures and narrative strategies to comment on contemporary social and political conditions rather than represent external reality. He believes this allegorical impulse is a defining characteristic of postmodernism.
This article discusses postmodernism and argues that postmodern works are allegorical in nature rather than representational. The author Craig Owens proposes that postmodern art uses symbolic figures and narrative strategies to comment on contemporary social and political conditions rather than represent external reality. He believes this allegorical impulse is a defining characteristic of postmodernism.
This article discusses postmodernism and argues that postmodern works are allegorical in nature rather than representational. The author Craig Owens proposes that postmodern art uses symbolic figures and narrative strategies to comment on contemporary social and political conditions rather than represent external reality. He believes this allegorical impulse is a defining characteristic of postmodernism.