Rockaway Surf
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper, Acrylic Polymer, Digital, Archival Pigme...
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Plexiglass, Archival Ink, ABS, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Plexiglass
People Also Browsed
1980s Contemporary Color Photography
Digital Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and P...
Rush, Wood, Oak
2010s Sofas
Leather
2010s Italian Aesthetic Movement Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Books
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary American Country Sofas
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Center Tables
Wood, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Candlesticks
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Wicker, Rattan, Mahogany
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
2010s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Chrome, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Recent Sales
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary More Art
Lenticular
2010s Contemporary Interior Prints
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Inkjet
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mirror, Resin
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Resin, Paint
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Resin, Paint
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Resin, Paint
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Resin, Paint
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Marble, Metal
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Marble, Metal
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Marble
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Marble
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Marble
2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Inkjet
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Art
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Marble
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Marble
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Inkjet
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.