Postanalyyttisiin

Postanalyyttisiin refers to a distinctive historical and cultural phenomenon observed in the analysis of performances and exhibitions of Finnish visual culture. Specifically, "postanalyyttisiin" describes the process of re-evaluation and re-interpretation of pre- and post-war Finnish art and culture in the 1990s and 2000s.

In the decades following World War II, Finnish art and culture experienced a significant cultural shift, marked by a growing interest in consumer culture, individualism, and spectacularization. Postanalyyttisiin is characterized by a deliberate reversal of this trend, where art and cultural historians began to reappraise the pre-war avant-garde movements and the cultural artifacts of the 1940s and 1950s.

The term "postanalyyttisiin" came into use in the Finnish academy and art criticism during the 2000s to describe this phenomenon. It encompasses not only a re-valuation of pre-war art and culture but also a reconsideration of the intellectual and social currents that underpinned this art. The postanalyyttisiin movement was not solely about revisiting the past but also about questioning the dominant narratives of post-war Finnish modernism and consumer culture.

Postanalyyttisiin drew on various fields of study, including art history, literature, and cultural studies. It sought to uncover new meaning in Finland's post-war cultural past by re-reading and re-interpreting the texts and artifacts of the pre- and post-war avant-garde.