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.
"Apparition at the Border of Language"
Located in Lyons, CO
This print presents a fictitious encounter between contemporary colonial forces and Native Americans who are defenders of immigrant refugees and displaced populations. The artist de...
Lithograph
Buildings in Paris - Lithograph by Orfeo Tamburi - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Parisien Café is a Modern artwork realized by Orfeo Tamburi (Jesi, 1910 – Paris,1994) in the 1970s. Colored Lithograph. Hand-signed. Numbered on the lower, Edition, 125 prints...
Lithograph
$448
Room 310 - Off Print Fine Art Nude Photography From Collector Portfolio # 3/7
Located in Brussels, BE
You can choose your print from the 12 works offered in the box, select your favorite image, and your personalized box will be delivered with the same care as the complete set. Framin...
Archival Pigment, Rag Paper
$447
Room 217 - Off Print Fine Art Nude Photography From Collector Portfolio # 4/7
Located in Brussels, BE
You can choose your print from the 12 works offered in the box, select your favorite image, and your personalized box will be delivered with the same care as the complete set. Framin...
Archival Pigment, Rag Paper
Room 3 - Off Print Fine Art Nude Photography From Collector Portfolio # 7/7
Located in Brussels, BE
You can choose your print from the 12 works offered in the box, select your favorite image, and your personalized box will be delivered with the same care as the complete set. Framin...
Archival Pigment, Rag Paper
$448
Room 102 - Off Print Fine Art Nude Photography From Collector Portfolio # 6/7
Located in Brussels, BE
You can choose your print from the 12 works offered in the box, select your favorite image, and your personalized box will be delivered with the same care as the complete set. Framin...
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
Room 2 - Off Print Fine Art Nude Photography From Collector Portfolio # 5/7
Located in Brussels, BE
You can choose your print from the 12 works offered in the box, select your favorite image, and your personalized box will be delivered with the same care as the complete set. Framin...
Archival Pigment, Rag Paper
$448
Room 411 - Off Print Fine Art Nude Photography From Collector Portfolio # 2/7
Located in Brussels, BE
You can choose your artprint from the 12 works offered in the box, select your favorite image, and your personalized box will be delivered with the same care as the complete set. Fra...
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
$448
Room 408 - Off Print Fine Art Nude Photography From Collector Portfolio # 1/7
Located in Brussels, BE
You can choose your artprint from the 12 works offered in the box, select your favorite image, and your personalized box will be delivered with the same care as the complete set. Fra...
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
$4,635
Large Nature Photograph Leopard Tree Black White Infrared Africa Wildlife
Located in Norfolk, GB
Aditya Dicky Singh Untitled Infrared photograph on fine-art Hahnemuhle archival paper 45" x 64" unframed (114cm x 163cm) 2016 Edition 4/10 *Should you wish the photograph to be prin...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
$422
Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
A classic British fish & chips van, on a classic English day Haddenham Steam Rally Country Fair, photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 50 gloss photogra...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
H9-1 Justice - Damien Hirst Cherry Blossoms
Located in Manchester, GB
Damien Hirst, Justice, Laminated Giclée Print on Aluminium Composite Panel 120.1 × 96 cm (47 3/10 × 37 4/5 in) Limited edition of 1005 Hand-signed and numbered by the artist The Vi...
Acrylic, Archival Pigment
$580
Dawn from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Blue Gradient Skyline
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pig...
This is Where it's Fuckin At
Located in Manchester, GB
Harland Miller, This is Where it's Fuckin At Poster, 2026 Print on Monte Carlo 300 gsm watercolour paper 31 1/2 × 23 3/5 in (80 × 60 cm Harland Miller is a British artist and nov...
Lithograph
Mist and Snow
Located in London, GB
Mist and Snow, 2025 Archival print on heavy matt stock paper 30.5 x 30.5 cm Edition 61 of 200 signed and numbered by the artist Billy Childish is a prolific British artist, musicia...
Archival Pigment
Foyer VI, Milan - Italian Design Interior Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer VI, Italian interior photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. A Short History of Milan, began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the Af...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Foyer VII, Milan - Italian Design Interior Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer VII, Italian interior photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. A Short History of Milan, began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the A...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Italian Landscapes - Lithograph by Franco Marzilli - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on wove paper, realized in 1980s. Hand signed under each image. Excellent condition. In Vedute italiane, Franco Marzilli pays homage to the timeless charm of Italy’s u...
Lithograph
Foyer IV, Milan - Italian design architecture interior color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer IV, from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan which began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork has become ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
James Marshall Exhibition: Still Life with Wedding Portrait, 2025
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This finely printed exhibition poster from “James Marshall: The Histories” highlights Still Life with Wedding Portrait, a deeply resonant work in which Marshall intertwines personal ...
Offset
Blue Umbrellas Exhibition Poster, Offset Print, Contemporary, 1995
By Javacheff Christo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare exhibition poster, titled "Blue Umbrellas," commemorates the remarkable installation created by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in October 1991. The project featured 960 yellow u...
Offset
$438Sale Price|29% Off
Third Eye Open (Flower, Inner Awareness, Portrait, Iconic, ~29% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shepard Fairey Third Eye Open Letterpress on Cream Cotton Paper with Hand-deckled Edges Year: 2024 Size: 20.5 x 15.25 inches (52.07 x 38.74 cm) Edition: 450 Signed, dated and numbere...
Paper
$1,091
Room 310 - Collector Portfolio # 3 out 7 - 12 Fine Art Prints Nude photography
Located in Brussels, BE
His series "Room" or "My carnival" evokes the fantasy of the mistress, fetishist eroticism, 5 to 7, free fantasy. Eric produces erotic art without ever biting into porn-chic always b...
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
Foyer VI, Milan - Italian design architecture interior color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Foyer VI, from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan which began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork has become ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Karma, street photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. 'A Short History of Milan' began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the Affordable Art...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$245
Red Dinosaur II, Milan - Brutalist Architecture Urban Color Photograph Framed
Located in Cambridge, GB
Red Dinosaur, from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan, which began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork has be...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$12,246
Yeehaw - Giclée Print, Contemporary Rodeo Scene, Signed, Edition of 33
Located in London, GB
Werner Bronkhorst Yeehaw, 2026 Giclée print on heavyweight 395gsm matte Canson Infinity PhotoArt ProCanvas, made with long-lasting Epson archival inks. Hand-stretched over FSC-certif...
Giclée
Winter Trees — Sōsaku Hanga Japanese Woodblock Print
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hajime Namiki, 'Tree Scene 159', color woodcut, edition 200, 2022. Signed in pencil and with the artist’s red seal. Titled, numbered '37/200' and dated, in pencil. A very fine impres...
Woodcut
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
Flag II
By Jasper Johns
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Limited edition of 300. Printed in 1975 under the supervision of Jasper Johns by ULAE. This lithograph was to be included in a facsimile catalog of Jasper Johns' limited edition prin...
Lithograph
Dream of Saint Sebastian framed giclee Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“ Dream of Saint Sebastian “ giclee print On Hahnemuhle paper, edition 3 of 20 Artist Statement "I started by painting interiors, being interested in space and perspective through m...
C Print
The Enigma Machine, Bletchley Park - British history color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps photographed Bletchley Park in partnership with Hertfordshire University and Bletchley Park Trust, to document Alan Turing’s historic past at Bletchley. He was privileg...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Delft Blue
Located in New York, NY
Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...
Archival Pigment
Roland Garros 2014 Vintage Offset Print, Contemporary Style, Unframed
By Juan Uslé
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 2014, Juan Uslé was commissioned to create the official Roland Garros poster, infusing the French Open with his distinctive abstract style. His design features flowing lines and v...
Offset
$388Sale Price|32% Off
Post-Punk Flower (Black) Letterpress Print, Signed, 2022, 18x12 in
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shepard Fairey Post-Punk Flower (Black) Letterpress on Cream Cotton Paper with Hand-deckled Edges Year: 2022 Size: 18 x 12 inches (45.72 × 30.48 cm) Edition: 375 Signed, dated and nu...
Paper
$5,500
Tracey Emin - uniquely hand signed early Lehmann Maupin Gallery poster invite
By Tracey Emin
Located in New York, NY
Tracey Emin Every part of me's bleeding Offset lithograph poster, 1999 Published by: Lehmann Maupin Gallery, 39 Greene Street, SoHo, NYC Boldly signed and dated 2025 in silver sharpi...
Offset, Lithograph
$6,500
Alex Katz - No Kids – Come Into My House album cover (Hand Signed by Alex Katz)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz - No Kids – Come Into My House album cover (Hand Signed by Alex Katz), 2008, 2013 Offset lithograph album cover (Hand signed in marker by Alex Katz) Album cover designed by...
Cardboard, Lithograph, Offset
Helmut Newton Big Nude Offset Print, Contemporary Unframed Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an original exhibition poster featuring Helmut Newton's iconic photograph "Big Nude with Black High Heels." The poster was printed for the exhibition at Galerie Bodo Nieman, ...
Offset
$4,500
Thomas Afro Goddess Looking Forward Print, 8 Layer Silkscreen, Signed Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
UV pigment print on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White paper with 8 silkscreen layers, including 2 silkscreen metallic shimmer and glitter layers, gloss varnish, CMYK silkscreen...
Mixed Media
'I Love New York' 1981-View From my Terrace, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
David Lingwood’s "I Love New York" offers a serene, nostalgic glimpse into the iconic New York City skyline as seen from the artist’s own terrace apartment in the 1970s. Rendered wit...
Offset
Dusk from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Deep Blue to Yellow Hue
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$8,900
NEW GENERATION Signed Lithograph, Black Father Holding Son, Family Portrait
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW GENERATION is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 10% acid free, by the renowned African American woman a...
Lithograph
Swing and Lawn, From the Series "Why This Restlessness?"
Located in Miami Beach, FL
By removing parts of the image, he explores the tension between what is present and what is omitted, focusing on the reasons behind these choices and their implications. The cutouts ...
Archival Ink, Color
Boxers - Lithograph by Giuseppe Gallo - 2008
Located in Roma, IT
Boxers is an original lithograph on paper realized by the artist Giuseppe Gallo in 2008. Edition 59/260, it is part of the suite "Olympic Games Beijing 2008". Excellent condition. ...
Lithograph
$10,000
Nobuyoshi Araki - Geisha Skateboard Triptych (HAND Signed/N 7/150) skate deck
Located in New York, NY
Note: The measurements above are for each of the three skateboards in this listing Nobuyoshi Araki Geisha Skateboard Triptych (Hand Signed), 2014 Set of (3) Skateboards of Silkscreen...
Wood, Screen, Permanent Marker, Mixed Media
$850
Eight Lakes, Infinity Elipse Blue Tones, Dual Vertical Diptych, Minimalist Style
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This handmade abstract cyanotype diptych features layered blue tones intersected by elongated white forms that move rhythmically across the surface. Subtle shifts in color and soft, ...
Paper, Monotype
$850
Double Portals, Cyanotype Diptych, Abstract Geometric, Blue Minimalism on Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
Double Portals is a cyanotype diptych that plays with depth, geometry, and light. Composed of layered indigo gradients, the work creates a rhythmic sense of movement, drawing the vie...
Paper, Monotype
$1,091
Room 2 - Collector Portfolio # 5 out 7 - 12 Fine Art Prints Nude photography
Located in Brussels, BE
His series "Room" or "My carnival" evokes the fantasy of the mistress, fetishist eroticism, 5 to 7, free fantasy. Eric produces erotic art without ever biting into porn-chic always b...
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
$3,400
James Turrell, Key Lime, Scarce LACMA Museum Exhibition poster offset lithograph
By James Turrell
Located in New York, NY
“Light is not so much something that reveals, as it is itself the revelation.” - James Turrell James Turrell Key Lime, Rare LACMA Exhibition print, 2013 Scarce Offset lithograph pos...
Lithograph, Offset
Untitled Yellow Streak Serigraph, Contemporary, Screen Print, 2000s
By Sam Francis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Untitled Yellow Streak" by Sam Francis is a striking artwork that exemplifies the artist's signature style and mastery of color. Created in 1985, this piece showcases Francis's expl...
Screen
After Robert Motherwell-Art Chicago, 1981, FIRST EDITION
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exceptional poster, featuring an image copyrighted in 1981 by Robert Motherwell, was presented at the Navy Pier in Chicago during the 1981 art show. Printed by Tyler Graphics Lt...
Lithograph
Door - Lariat Motel, Nevada - Cinematic Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
From Richard Heeps Dream in Color series a cinematic scene, a doorway in a motel in Nevada on an American road trip. Warm evening sunlight glows casting shadows across the picture. ...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$7,600
Seascape XVIII Diptych - large scale abstract monochromatic ocean water surface
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large format abstract photograph diptych of mesmerizing water surface and ephemeral abstract ripple patterns from a series of photographic works capturing the monochromatic oceanic b...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$1,091
Room 408 - Collector Portfolio # 1 out 7 - 12 Fine Art Prints Nude photography
Located in Brussels, BE
His series "Room" or "My carnival" evokes the fantasy of the mistress, fetishist eroticism, 5 to 7, free fantasy. Eric produces erotic art without ever biting into porn-chic always b...
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
Black Rage, silkscreen print with COA Signed 53/100 by Glenn Ligon, Framed
By Glenn Ligon
Located in New York, NY
Renowned contemporary conceptual African American artist Glenn Ligon Black Rage (back cover), 2019 Silkscreen and digital print Edition number 53/100 Accompanied by an official Certi...
Digital, Screen
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Antoni Tapies, Untitled, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Antoni Tapies (1923–2012), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona - Redfern Gallery, London, originates from the 197...
Lithograph
"Little Flower Princess" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
By John Lennon
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Little Flower Princess" first released on "Milk & Honey" in 1981 . It was written when Lennon wa...
Other Medium
$6,000
BREAD (Derecho Alimentarse) Signed Linocut, Mexican Girl with Braided Hair
Located in Union City, NJ
BREAD (Derecho Alimentarse) The Right To Eat, created by the African-American woman printmaker and sculptor, Elizabeth Catlett. BREAD portrays a realistic linoleum cut portrait of a...
Linocut
$100Sale Price|20% Off
Kerry James Marshall 'Mastry' Offset Print, Contemporary Art, Unframed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poster for the Kerry James Marshall exhibition titled 'Mastry' which was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art October 2016 - January 2017. "Mastry" exhibition at the Metropolitan...
Offset
Better Together
Located in New York, NY
Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...
Archival Pigment
GDP Flower Thrower (Framed)
By Banksy
Located in Manchester, GB
Banksy, GDP Flower Thrower, 2019 One colour screenprint on 50 gsm paper Unframed: 57.5 x 76.5 cm (22.63 x 30.11 in) Framed: 78.5 x 97.5 cm (30.91 x 38.39 in) Limited Edition (Unkn...
Screen