Contemporary Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
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.
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Style: Contemporary
Tina Chow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Polaroid
View of Monte Carlo
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Liza Minnelli posing on floor of Halston's Apartment
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - Multicolor Spotted Longhorn No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Bando is a real looker. This showstopping marbled beauty was a natural on camera. His stunning dappling of light and dark with bits of red sprinkled in came together like a true wor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Paris
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Paris Street
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - Holstein Cow No. 5 From Behind, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Holstein cows will forever hold a special place in my heart as the first animal I ever photographed in the studio. Daisy was a beautiful dairy cow with the most pristine white coat....
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Paris Street
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Smiling in Fur
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
This portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Marilyn Monroe smiling in a fur shawl and elegant dress.
In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular a...
Category
1950s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Randal Ford - Holstein Cow No. 4, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Holstein cows will forever hold a special place in my heart as the first animal I ever photographed in the studio. Daisy was a beautiful dairy cow with the most pristine white coat....
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Wise Saddlebred Arabian Horse No. 1, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"As this golden girl stood gracefully before my lens, her coat shining like the morning sun on sand, we all began to understand how she got her name. Aloha is a Hawaiian word rich wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Halston at the Beach House in Montauk
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - Holstein Cow No. 3, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Dairy cows are the quintessential animals of the American farm. Because we are so familiar with this particular breed and see them frequently grazing along roadside pastures, painte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Holstein Cow No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Dairy cows are the quintessential animals of the American farm. Because we are so familiar with this particular breed and see them frequently grazing along roadside pastures, painte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Holstein Cow No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"This playful portrait of Shirley was one in a series of several dairy cows that started my work in animal portraiture. Renowned designer DJ Stout of Pentagram commissioned me to pho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Zebu Cow No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"From her soft, silvery coat to her upright ocher horns, Notta Chance was impressive from head to toe. She brought so many textures to my lens, which is always a fun challenge. It ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Zebu Cow No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"From her soft, silvery coat to her upright ocher horns, Notta Chance was impressive from head to toe. She brought so many textures to my lens, which is always a fun challenge. It ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print, Archival Paper
Randal Ford - Huacaya Alpaca Cria, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Francis is a fighter. Born five weeks early and severely underweight, this little one came close to not making it. After 48 hours of close calls and her caring owner nursing her the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print, Archival Paper
Randal Ford - Llama No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Although he can’t fly, Hawk might very well think he’s a bird. An accomplished fence-jumper, he’s known for hopping heights as tall as five feet. I was surprised to discover how muc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Huacaya Alpaca No. 4, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Alpacas are often misunderstood and can be mistaken as dopey or doltish. Lily is a shining example of just how intelligent these adorable animals are. Known for her sharp intuition,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Hotel Room Interior
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - Huacaya Alpaca No. 3, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Pacheco was an unexpected treat—mostly because the caramel floof around his face had him looking like he was perpetually popping out from behind a bush. You got us, Pacheco! But we ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print, Archival Paper
Shower Curtain
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - Huacaya Alpaca No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Venus definitely had us in his orbit. From the planetary stripe of red across his space-black body to his buck teeth and loving personality, he was the perfect beholder of this doub...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Snowflake Bobwhite Quail No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Tux came dressed to the nines in his formal black-and-white suit. He was clearly on the prowl and in pursuit of another female quail on set. We all got quite the show and were very ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Bedroom
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - Huacaya Alpaca No. 1, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"A distinguished name for a very distinguished alpaca. Christoph commanded the stage with his head held high, slowly investigating every nook and cranny with a look of veiled disinte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Snowflake Bobwhite Quail in Flight, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Tux came dressed to the nines in his formal black-and-white suit. He was clearly on the prowl and in pursuit of another female quail on set. We all got quite the show and were very ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Suri Alpaca, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Goldfinch reminded me of a sun-soaked surfer teen with long, beachy hair and a bit of an attitude. Throughout the shoot, his jaw gyrated in circles as if he were chewing a chunk of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Restaurant Interior
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hammer and Sickle
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - Gray Mallard Female, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Bessie was a sweetheart from the very start. Her kind and docile nature was calming in a way that surprised me. By the end of our session, I found myself reaching toward her in hope...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Hammer and Sickle
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - Lavender Guinea Hen, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Jasper in flight is one of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken. You can practically see the green lake below him—mist still on the ground, with dogs poised and ready at your side. Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Sebastopol Goose, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Name: Silly
"No surprise here, but this girl was one silly goose. She honked her way through our entire session and had everyone in tears laughing. Geese are often known for their p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Andy Warhol and Sean McKeon
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - Reeve’s Pheasant, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Lindor was a walking box of chocolates—caramel-filled, toffee-topped, coconut-cluster chocolates. His beautiful plumage was a gorgeous display of warm tones, bold lines, and rounded...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Golden Pheasant Aerial, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Nature certainly has a way of stopping us in our tracks. Not only are Prism’s colors impossible to comprehend, but the incredible shapes and patterns painted across his plumage are ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Red Golden Pheasant, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Clifford’s winding feather patterns reminded me of a geometric maze. I imagined myself walking through it for days, twisting and turning down various paths, until finally reaching t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Three Palms, Clacton-on-Sea - Summer Beach Palm Tree Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Three Palms' from Richard Heeps Great British staycation series, On-Sea. Taken in Clacton-on-Sea, Richard was channeling Hitchcock in his mind, printed in his darkroom full frame wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Vacant - from Sight (Un)Seen series
Located in Columbia, MO
SCOTT MCMAHON
Vacant – from Sight (Un)Seen series
Archival Pigment Print
21 x 16 inches
Framed: 22.75 x 17.75 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bruno Bischofberger in Vienna
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Randal Ford - American Barn Owl, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Barn owls continue to be one of the most fascinating creatures I’ve encountered, and Winston was no exception. This majestic breed is an ethereal blend of seen and unseen elements: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Dreamgirl I (29 Palms, CA) - analog, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dreamgirl II (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
Edition 2/10,
58x56cm.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
Mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Protection.
Signe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Randal Ford - Mandarin Duck Profile, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Iridian is a living masterpiece. His extraordinary colors—unique among all ducks—symbolize a centuries-old tale of love and fidelity. Originating in East Asia, mandarin ducks are re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Gray Mallard Duck No. 2, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Jasper in flight is one of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken. You can practically see the green lake below him—mist still on the ground, with dogs poised and ready at your side. Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Gray Mallard Duck in Flight, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Jasper in flight is one of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken. You can practically see the green lake below him—mist still on the ground, with dogs poised and ready at your side. Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Barbu d’Uccle Rooster, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Believe it or not, this color-dusted fowl was originally born all white. One of my favorite aspects of photographing animals is learning about all of the details beneath the surface...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - White Sultan Rooster, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Aleister is a rare breed—quite literally. With fewer than 1,000 Sultan chickens existing today, this snow-feathered fellow is helping keep the bloodline alive. He doesn’t let the pr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Denizli Longcrower Rooster in Flight, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"He may not be a constellation, but Orion certainly has a belt. All roosters are loud, but this rooster is the loudest. I can’t say for certain whether the credit was solely due to h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print, Archival Paper
Randal Ford - Denizli Longcrower Rooster, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"He may not be a constellation, but Orion certainly has a belt. All roosters are loud, but this rooster is the loudest. I can’t say for certain whether the credit was solely due to h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Mechelen Turkey Head Hen, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Mother Nature is always putting on a show. The endless patterns and designs across Opal’s plumage were captivating. Every feather was completely unique, yet they all worked together...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Bantom White Polish Hen No. 3 on Black, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"With a snowcapped crest like that, it’s no mystery where Denali got her name. Originally a Native American term meaning “the high one,” the word eventually became the name of the ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Bantom White Polish Hen No. 3 on White, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"With a snowcapped crest like that, it’s no mystery where Denali got her name. Originally a Native American term meaning “the high one,” the word eventually became the name of the ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Bantom White Polish Hen No. 2 on White, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"With a snowcapped crest like that, it’s no mystery where Denali got her name. Originally a Native American term meaning “the high one,” the word eventually became the name of the ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Bantom White Polish Hen No. 2 on Black, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"With a snowcapped crest like that, it’s no mystery where Denali got her name. Originally a Native American term meaning “the high one,” the word eventually became the name of the ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Bantom White Polish Hen No. 1 on White, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"With a snowcapped crest like that, it’s no mystery where Denali got her name. Originally a Native American term meaning “the high one,” the word eventually became the name of the ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
Randal Ford - Bantom White Polish Hen No. 1 on Black, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
"With a snowcapped crest like that, it’s no mystery where Denali got her name. Originally a Native American term meaning “the high one,” the word eventually became the name of the ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
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