Signs of Psyche in Modern and Postmodern Art examines the psychological dimension of visual culture in the 20th century. Discussing how psychoanalysis can be used to understand art and culture, Donald Kuspit argues that modern art affirms subjectivity; On the other hand, postmodern art, which is characterized as cynical and glamorous, denies it, but paradoxically is unable to escape it. Evaluating the profound psychological implications of works by, among others, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, André Breton, Anselm Kiefer and Gerhard Richter, this study convincingly demonstrates how the methods of psychoanalysis can be employed to test works of art, created at the seams. criticism of the 20th century.