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The objective of Chapter 38 is to examine the visual arts, music, and dance of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries as they reflect the impact of mass media and information technology.

After reading this chapter, you should be familiar with:


1.
the wide variety of postmodern styles: pop art, assemblage, minimalism, conceptual art, total art, neorealism, neoexpressionism, social conscience art?
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the shaping role of high-tech media (acrylic, fiberglass, aluminum, etc.) on the arts?
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the basic features of postmodern architecture, opera, and dance?
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the revolutionary effects of electronics on music and musical composition?
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the impact of the computer on the arts?
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the dominance of globalism in the contemporary arts?







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