Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The Neon Firmament of Postmodernism

Last month, I went to Las Vegas, "the brightest star in the neon firmament of postmodernism" (according to urban historian Mike Davis). This is what I saw.



































2 comments:

Rudy said...

Amazing. I think this speaks for itself--Las Vegas truly distills what postmodern American culture is into its most base, vulgar, and over-the-top components, and then puts it all on display for entertainment.

Matt Kish said...

Very true. The city is just...I don't know. Words fail me. Something so appealing and so horrifying in its artifice and glorification of avarice.