Postmodernism

philosophical and artistic movement
Intangible art_movement Q47783
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Postmodernism

Summary

Postmodernism is an art movement[1]. Postmodernism ranks in the top 2% of art_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,899 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Postmodernism's instance of is recorded as art movement[3].
  • Postmodernism's instance of is recorded as cultural movement[4].
  • Postmodernism's founder is recorded as Charles Jencks[5].
  • Postmodernism's founder is recorded as Christopher Alexander[6].
  • Postmodernism's Commons category is recorded as Postmodernism[7].
  • Postmodernism began on 1940[8].
  • Postmodernism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Postmodernism[9].
  • Postmodernism's partially coincident with is recorded as post-avant-garde[10].
  • Postmodernism's topic has template is recorded as Template:Postmodernism[11].
  • Postmodernism's different from is recorded as Postmodernism[12].
  • Postmodernism's different from is recorded as Postmodernity[13].
  • Postmodernism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include art movement[3] and cultural movement[4].

Origins

Founders include Charles Jencks[5] and Christopher Alexander[6].

Influence

Things named for Postmodernism include Postmodern Jukebox[15], a cover band[16], founded in 2011[17].

Why It Matters

Postmodernism ranks in the top 2% of art_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,899 views/month).[2] Postmodernism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Postmodernism is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Postmodernism has been cited as an influence by post-anarchism[20], an anarchist school of thought[21].

Entities named for Postmodernism include Postmodern Jukebox[15], a cover band[16], founded in 2011[17].

FAQs

Who did Postmodernism influence?

Postmodernism has been cited as an influence by post-anarchism[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of art movement, cultural movement
    Different from Postmodernism, Postmodernity
    Start time +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Topic has template Template:Postmodernism
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12236, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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