Modernization

Modernization-the 1920’s

- “In Germany in the 1920s, modernity meant experiences of speed, technology, consumerism, economic flux, fragmentation, urbanism, industrialization, and rationalization.” (pg. 44, Mass Media, Modernism and the Avant-Garde, FACS 1900 6.0C Art and Ideas Course Reader)
- mass media helped and was greatly influenced by modernization
- modernists wanted to involve art with the media and mass culture so they would be exposed and recognized easily and would be socially and politically available
- after WW1 people wanted to make a fresh start and wanted to create new and exciting things for the public

Just like the Weimer culture in Germany wanted to modernize art and their culture, our society today is always looking to improve and modernize our culture as well. Modern to most people means new and exciting, something unfamiliar, improved from what was before. Our society today one can say is becoming more and more modern. We are improving our technology so quickly and our fashion is always changing. As for art everyone has their opinions. In today’s society modern art is more abstract and classical, which is ok because now we understand that every type of art should be appreciated.