Resignification and formation

Since the 1990s, contemporary art, with its intensely technical production structure, prefers a new method of existence through past art products and ready-made objects. This new method allows art, the artist and the viewer to take place in a more social position. In this thesis, in order to examine the existence of reproduction as a method of artistic expression, in the first chapter, the relationship between culture and art is addressed; the reflections of the domination of capitalist culture over the whole society, including the field of art, are analyzed without taking sides (modernism/postmodernism). The analysis is based on the thoughts of some prominent figures in the debates on art and culture. Afterwards, the effects of the changing perceptual process from the modern period to the postmodern period on artistic practices are included, and answers are sought to the reasons for the existence of the act of reproduction as a basic structuring of contemporary art. When reproduction is used to create a work of art, of course, the biggest debate is over the status of the quotation. In this respect, in the second part, opposing debates such as imitation, copy, plagiarism are evaluated. At the same time, the concepts used to make sense of and shape the works of reproduction and the reflections of the theoretical structure on practice are examined through various artists and practical works. Keywords: Postmodernism, remake, postproduction, citation.