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Remain (Bombay Beach)
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Remain (Bombay Beach) - 2024 20x24cm, Edition 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Melody (Bombay Beach)
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Melody' (Bombay Beach) Edition 2/10, 20x30cm, 2018, digital C-Print, Signature label and
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color

Melody (Bombay Beach)
H 7.88 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
The Getaway (Bombay Beach)
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Getaway (Bombay Beach) - 2024 40x50cm, Edition 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Getaway (Bombay Beach)
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Getaway (Bombay Beach) - 2024 20x24cm, Edition 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

All or Nothing (Bombay Beach)
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
All or Nothing (Bombay Beach) - 2024 24x20cm, Edition 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Sink or Swim (Bombay Beach)
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sink or Swim (Bombay Beach) - 2024 20x20cm, Edition 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

SOS (Bombay Beach, CA) - Polaroid, Landscape Photography
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
SOS (Bombay Beach, CA) - 2022 20x20cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Disorder (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Disorder (Bombay Beach) - 2023 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Sundown (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sundown (Bombay Beach) - 2023 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Sundown (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sundown (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Disorder (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Disorder (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bombay Beach Pirates (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush')
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Beach Pirates (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bombay Beach Pirates (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush')
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Beach Pirates (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bombay Beach Pirates (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush')
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Beach Pirates (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bombay Beach Pirates (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush')
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Beach Pirates (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Hard Times (Bombay Beach, CA) - Polaroid, Landscape Photography
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hard Times (Bombay Beach, CA) - 2022 20x25cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Street Spirit (Bombay Beach, CA) - Polaroid, Landscape Photography
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Street Spirit (Bombay Beach, CA) - 2022 20x20cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Closing Time - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Bombay Beach
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
into forgotten, lost spaces like Bombay Beach or the wide landscapes of the American West. Men and
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Come Home - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Bombay Beach
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
forgotten, lost spaces like Bombay Beach or the wide landscapes of the American West. Men and women are
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Wake-up call (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Black and White
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Wake-up call' (Bombay Beach) - 2019 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Wake-up call (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Black and White
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Wake-up call' (Bombay Beach) - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Days of Thunder (Bombay Beach, CA) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Vintage Cars
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Days of Thunder (Bombay Beach, CA) - 2019 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Days of Thunder (Bombay Beach, CA) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Vintage Cars
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Days of Thunder (Bombay Beach, CA) - 2019 80x80cm, Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Susanna (Bombay Beach), 21st Century, Figurative Photography
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Susanna' (Bombay Beach) - 2018 - Edition 1/10, 20x20cm, C-Print, Signature label and
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Melody (Bombay Beach), 21st Century, Nude Photography
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Melody' (Bombay Beach), Edition 1/10, 30x20cm, 2018, C-Print, printed on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Bombay Beach Pirates III (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush')
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Beach Pirates III (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Bombay Beach Pirates II (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush')
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Beach Pirates II (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bombay Beach Pirates II (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush')
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Beach Pirates II (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bombay Beach Pirates III (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush')
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Beach Pirates III (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Ballad (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ballad (Bombay Beach) - 2023 40x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Directions (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Directions (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x25cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Ballad (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ballad (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x25cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Otherside (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Otherside (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Toxicity (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Toxicity (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

UP (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Up (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Last Stop Bombay Beach (California Badlands)
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Last Stop Bombay Beach (California Badlands) - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Dissolve me (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dissolve me (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

After hours (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
After hours (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print

Situation - BomBay Beach - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
inventory PL2019-511. This piece is part of Kirsten's current exhibition at Bombay Beach Biennale 2019
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Ski Inn (Bombay Beach), 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ski Inn (Bombay Beach) - 2018 20x24cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Susanna (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Photography, Color
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Susanna' (Bombay Beach) Edition 1/10, 30x20cm, 2018, printed on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Slab City (Bombay Beach), 21st Century, Landscape Photography
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Slab City' (Bombay Beach) Edition 1/10, 20x30cm, 2016 printed on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Bombay Beach - Contemporary, Analog, Photography, 21st Century, California
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Bombay Beach' Edition 2/10, 20x30cm, 2016 printed on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm, Bright White
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Visit Bombay Beach (California Badlands) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Visit Bombay Beach (California Badlands) - 2019 Edition of 10, 20x20cm, Archival C-Print, based
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

'Bombay Beach', 21st Century, Landscape Photography, Contemporary, Color
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Salton Sea' (Bombay Beach), Edition 1/10, 20x30cm, 2016, Digital Print, printed on Velvet
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Visit Bombay Beach (California Badlands) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Visit Bombay Beach (California Badlands) - 2019 Edition of 10, 50x50cm, Archival C-Print, based
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Hard Sun (Bombay Beach, CA) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hard Sun (Bombay Beach, CA) - 2022 20x20cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Sleeping with Ghosts (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sleeping with Ghosts (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Round here (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Round here (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bombay all Day (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay all Day (Bombay Beach) - 2023 25x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print

From here to Eternity (Bombay Beach, CA) - Polaroid, Landscape Photography
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
From Here to Eternity (Bombay Beach, CA) - 2022 20x20cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Vera Sola (Bombay Beach), 21st Century, Portrait Photography, Contemporary
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Vera Sola' (Bombay Beach) - 2018 Edition of 10, 30x20cm, Archival C-Print. Signature label and
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

Tracy (Bombay Beach), 21st Century, Figurative Photography, Contemporary, Color
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tracy (Bombay Beach), Edition 1/10, 20x30cm, 2017, digital Print, printed on Velvet Watercolor
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Table for Two (Bombay All Day) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Bombay Beach, Landscape
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Beach, armed with my cameras, trying to look at things from a different angle, but I am just not
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Changing every Day - Bombay Beach - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
inventory PL2017-198. Not mounted. This piece is part of Kirsten's current exhibition at Bombay Beach
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Bombay Palm Trees (California Badlands) - Bombay Beach - Polaroid, Contemporary
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bombay Palm Trees (California Badlands) - Bombay Beach) - 2019 50x49cm, Edition of 10 plus 2
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

View from Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, California - Color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
View from Bombay Beach, from Richard Heeps Salton Sea series. Cool shades of blue in this serene
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

View from Bombay Beach, Salton Sea, California - Color photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
'View from Bombay Beach', cool shades of blue are key to this serene waterscape below sea level in
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Starman (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Starman (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019 48x47cm, Edition
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Contact (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Contact (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019 20x20cm, Edition
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

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Bombay Beach For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate bombay beach for your needs in our varied inventory. Find Abstract versions now, or shop for Abstract creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. If you’re looking to add a bombay beach to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, black, blue, purple and more. Finding an appealing bombay beach — no matter the origin — is easy, but Tao Ruspoli, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, Stefanie Schneider, Richard Heeps and William Wray each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in paper, archival paper and c print — can elevate any room of your home.

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A Close Look at contemporary Art

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right photography for You

Find a broad range of photography on 1stDibs today.

The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later. 

Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide. 

What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?

Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.

Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.

Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more.