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Postmodern art is much more than just an inside joke, it breaks boundaries and changes the way art is view. It is obvious though that postmodern art might not have meaning for most people, when Andy Warhol creates art such as "Campbell's Soup", but to some people that painting has meaning, to others the painting is just a sad joke at an attempt at art. When Seinfeld first came out sitcoms were booming, but during Seinfeld's rein, there became fewer and fewer sitcoms. Now after Seinfeld is finished sitcoms are returning. Obviously Seinfeld had an impact on viewers, because of the fact that Seinfeld made fun of other sitcoms by itself being the mother of all sitcoms. Some people might have looked at Seinfeld as just another funny show on television, but many people viewed it as a revolutionary show, and caused some viewers to stop watching other sitcoms. It all depends on what the viewer gets meaning from, some people can look at a painting such as Picasso's "Guernica" and can only see poorly drawn shapes, where as others can see the true meaning. The whole joke behind postmodernism is the fact that Andy Warhol is call postmodern art, but he has been dead for 20 years, so obviously his art can no longer be even considered modern art. It is true that thru his paintings he was able to create a whole new vision of what art is, and successfully cause the medium to change, but because of his success his work should no longer be considered postmodern.