UK Was postmodernism born with Close Encounters of the Third Kind
UK Was postmodernism born with Close Encounters of the Third Kind Francois Truffaut From Guardian.co.uk: Was postmodernism born with Close Encounters of the Third Kind? Is Close Encounters of the Third Kind the first and greatest work of postmodern art? As the Victoria and Albert Museum prepares to unveil its exhibition Postmodernism, I have been watching Steven Spielbergs 1977 science-fiction film and it struck me as a work of art, almost a filmed installation, that defines what "postmodernity" is, or was, or will be. I remember seeing a still from the film, a few years ago, in an exhibition in some New York gallery or other. But even without that prompt, the postmodern look of Close Encounters is hard to ignore. Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990 Victoria and Albert Museum, London SW7 Starts 24 September Until 15 January 2012 More details A man sees lights in the sky that move and dance. He is not imagining things. The aliens have arrived, in a glorious nocturnal...