Q1: According to the article, modernism is characterized by a certain negativity, "a kind of sitelessness, or homelessness, an absolute loss of place" (280). Later, Krauss discusses the idea of an "expanded field" that led to postmodernism. My question is where the line is drawn between the two? For example, how is Joel Shapiro's Untitled (Cast Iron and Plaster Houses) (290) different from Richard Serra's 5:30 (278)? What makes the former considered postmodern while the latter is modern? Both seem to share a sense of abstraction and negativity.
Q2: There seems to be a lot of people arguing over the "correct" use of the term "sculpture" in the wake of the modern and postmodern movements. I don't understand the point of labeling this word in terms of how far the conventional use of it can be stretched. It doesn't seem like the "experts" will ever agree on this issue (which then brings to mind, who is given this authority and why?), so if someone wants to call a pile of thread waste on the floor or temporary lines cut into the floor of the desert sculptures, then who are we to stop them?
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