Postinternet

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Society and modes of interaction following the widespread adoption of the internet, especially in arts and criticism. attributive, often, uncountable

    "The term that’s being used is Post-Internet Art — not “post” in the sense that the internet is over, but that it’s ubiquitous. In the post-internet era, the internet is simply assumed."

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"The term that’s being used is Post-Internet Art — not “post” in the sense that the internet is over, but that it’s ubiquitous. In the post-internet era, the internet is simply assumed."

Etymology

From post- + internet. As specific term to describe artistic activity from mid-2000s, later popularized by Gene McHugh in a blog and book of the same name.

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