Nicholas Lezard described post-punk as "a fusion of art and music". The era saw the robust appropriation of ideas from literature, art, cinema, philosophy, politics and critical theory into musical and pop cultural contexts. Artists sought to refuse the common distinction between high and low culture and returned to the art school tradition found in the work of artists such as Captain Beefheart and David Bowie. Among major influences on a variety of post-punk artists were writers such as William S. Burroughs and J.G. Ballard, avant-garde political scenes such as Situationism and Dada, and intellectual movements such as postmodernism. Many artists viewed their work in explicitly political terms. Additionally, in some locations, the creation of post-punk music was closely linked to the development of efficacious subcultures, which played important roles in the production of art, multimedia performances, fanzines and independent labels related to the music. Many post-punk artists maintained an anti-corporatist approach to recording and instead seized on alternate means of producing and releasing music. Journalists also became an important element of the culture, and popular music magazines and critics became immersed in the movement. COUNT 10
QSN1 How did Nicholas Lezard describe post-punk? ANS1 fusion of art and music QSN2 Which artists were influential in post-punk? ANS2 Captain Beefheart and David Bowie QSN3 Which writers helped to influence the post-punk movement? ANS3 William S. Burroughs and J.G. Ballard QSN4 What was an intellectual focus of post-punk? ANS4 postmodernism QSN5 How did the post-punk movement feel about big business? ANS5 anti-corporatist QSN6 What was Nicholas Lezard's description of post-punk? ANS6 "a fusion of art and music" QSN7 Where did post-punk ram its appropriation of ideas into? ANS7 musical and pop cultural contexts QSN8 What tradition could be found in works by Captain Beefheart and David Bowie? ANS8 art school QSN9 What intellectual movement informed and influenced a variety of post-punk artists? ANS9 postmodernism QSN10 Why did many post-punk artists produce and release their own music? ANS10 anti-corporatist