Where: London, UK
When: Saturday, September 24, 2011- Sunday, January 08, 2012
The ideas of Postmodernism emerged first in architecture, and became hugely influential on everything from furniture to graphics. This exhibition will look at the popular side of Postmodernism, especially the music of the time: raves, New Wave, Hip-hop and graffiti art. With the help of the new design medium of the pop-promo video, the new Postmodern celebrities-like Grace Jones, Boy George and Madonna-became famous, most of all, for being famous. Their relationship to the media was more self-conscious, more ironic, and more artfully designed than the popular culture icons of any previous period.