Modernism - Initially born out of optimism, an aspirational reaction to world war 1, with a view of harnessing technology to improve peoples lives. Modernism is associated with experimentation, art, innovation, progress, purity, Seriousness.
Post-modernism - characterised by exhaustion, pluralism, pessimism, disillusionment with the idea of absolute knowledge.
Modernism can be viewed as an expression of modern life, technology and new materials, whereas, Post-modernism is a reaction to these. Post-modernism has an attitude of questioning conventions, especially those set out by modernism. It can indicate and space for "new Voices"
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