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MATRIX

MATRIX. postmodern. turn. Guankoi . Hongyi . Jonathan . Tanyang . Tingkai . Zhiwei. T HEORY. One of the stages in the development of the cultural movements of mankind Defines the thought and culture present in the 20 th and 21 st centuries (after the First World War)

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MATRIX

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  1. MATRIX postmodern turn Guankoi . Hongyi . Jonathan . Tanyang . Tingkai . Zhiwei

  2. THEORY • One of the stages in the development of the cultural movements of mankind • Defines the thought and culture present in the 20th and 21st centuries (after the First World War) • Preceded by the Modernist tendency, and in turn antedated Post-postmodernism.

  3. DEATH OF MODERNISM • Systemic contradiction in context of capitalism • Artists seek to pursue purely aesthetic goals by freeing art from extraneous influences • religion, morality, politics etc • However, the important role they played in consumer culture of capitalist markets brought a need to produce populist and attractive products for the mass market • This was seen as a corruption of artistic ideals

  4. DEATH OF MODERNISM • Split into two opposing, polarized forms • 1. Formalist • concerned about pure artistic expression • 2. Avant-garde • aspired to effect radical and revolutionary societal change by subverting dominant ideologies

  5. DEATH OF MODERNISM • The conclusion of WWI led to a global rise of facism, socialism and authoritarianism • decline of the role of the arts • Avant-garde modernism had failed to eradicate repressive ideologies and institutions • Formalist modernism was stripped of its critical, innovative edge and reduced to a pragmatic and functional utility in society • mass media (advertisements, propaganda), design etc

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  12. IN THE MATRIX Man VS. Machine • Reversal of circumstances – the traditional human domination over machine has been inverted as machines now rule over humans • Blurring of line between man and machine and relevant hierarchy of power

  13. IN THE MATRIX Techno-culture and Hyper-real • Ubiquity of mass media and the subsequent explosion of information causes our understanding of the human world to be mediated by simulations of the world • The conceptual boundary between reality and simulation has been blurred and the simulation replaces the real world

  14. IN THE MATRIX Paranoia • Postmodernism builds on the anarchist nature of avant-garde modernism to create a world of apathy and meaninglessness • In The Matrix, the reign of chaos in the absence of a governing system renders the search for order fruitless and absurd

  15. IN THE MATRIX Zionism • Reference to the belief of the right of Jews to unite and govern themselves, and the struggle against its hostile neighbours • In The Matrix, Zion is the final human city surrounded by enemies of a different species

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