In his seminal paper 'Postmodernism, or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism', Fredric Jameson argues that the postmodern condition is characterized by a new depthlessness in which reality is constructed through a multitude of fragmented reflections. He describes an environment dominated by pastiche and the random cannibalization of architectural styles. One consequence is the loss of historical and spatial orientation in a kind of postmodern 'hyperspace'. Similarly, Edward Soja postulates Los Angeles as the harbinger…
Nothing symbolized the Cold War so much as the Berlin wall, particularly the image of the graffiti-covered strip across the Brandenburg Gate. A symbol of unity was juxtaposed with a symbol of division - a gate without a wall sealed by a wall without a gate. The wall was floodlit and punctuated with guard towers on the east, gathering graffiti on the west. Its demolition brought the metaphoric end of the Cold War, and its…
