Art, Media Design, and Postproduction

Postmodernism and Metaproduction

In this chapter sound and image are discussed in terms of the assemblage gaze, appropriation, and remix. The terms are contextualized as part of postmodern discourse based on the premise that things are defined not at their beginning but once they have substantially developed. This essay considers the postmodern as a cultural process within the fray of the modern, making it possible to examine the type of critical inquiry and media production that emerged during the second half of the twentieth century. Metaproduction is the frame of reference for the ideas and works discussed throughout this chapter. This approach exposes contentions that in turn open possibilities for questions relevant in the constant redefinition ...