Contemporary Art

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.

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

Style: Contemporary

Artist: Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Hide and Seek II, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography

Contemporary Art

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeHide and Seek II, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, 2016

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeEscapism - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeCellophane - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeDay and Night, 2017

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeI always was your girl, 2018

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSummer time (and the living is easy) - Polaroid, Color, Women, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBorn to be Wild - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, B&W, 2018

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdePause -Contemporary, Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSilver, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeIfa - Contemporary, Conceptual, Polaroid, 21st Century, Women, 2017

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeCrushing - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, Women, Figurative, 2017

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSacrilege - Contemporary, Polaroid, Black and White, Women, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeCome walk with me - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeHere with You - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2024

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeFallout - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeFly - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeLucid Dreams - Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBecause- Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeHigher ground - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeHomesick - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2024

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeWhy don't you find out for yourself (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women, 2023

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSpellbound - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree, 2019

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeLose yourself - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeContemplation, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, 2018

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeAnimal nitrate - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeWho I am - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree, 2019

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBallad (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 2023

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeStyrofoam - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeHeartbreak Motel - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color, Women, 2016

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeAfter midnight - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeThe Cold Light of the Morning - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 2024

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeFifty Shades, 2017

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeFata Morgana, 2017

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeFluidity, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeDamage control - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSilver Souls - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2024

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeShiver - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeHeresy, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeLittle Lies - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Hide and Seek II, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Escapism - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Cellophane - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Day and Night, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
I always was your girl, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Summer time (and the living is easy) - Polaroid, Color, Women, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Born to be Wild - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, B&W, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Pause -Contemporary, Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Silver, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Ifa - Contemporary, Conceptual, Polaroid, 21st Century, Women, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Crushing - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, Women, Figurative, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Sacrilege - Contemporary, Polaroid, Black and White, Women, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Come walk with me - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Here with You - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2024

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Fallout - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Fly - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Lucid Dreams - Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Because- Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Higher ground - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Homesick - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2024

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Why don't you find out for yourself (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women, 2023

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Spellbound - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Lose yourself - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Contemplation, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Animal nitrate - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Who I am - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Ballad (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 2023

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Styrofoam - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Heartbreak Motel - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color, Women, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
After midnight - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
The Cold Light of the Morning - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 2024

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Fifty Shades, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Fata Morgana, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Fluidity, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Damage control - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Silver Souls - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2024

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Shiver - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Heresy, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Little Lies - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Equilibrium - Contemporary, Polaroid, Black and White, Women, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Fern II - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, Color, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Come on - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Turpentine - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Figure study in Black and White I - Contemporary, Figurative, Polaroid, Nude, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Bath time story V - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Doll - Polaroid, Contemporary, Women, Nude, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Mirror, Mirror - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Innuendo, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Missing - 40x40cm, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Women, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Candid - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
For the times they are a changin' - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 2021

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Are we human (or are we dancers)? - Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Shrink - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Playing Ball - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Exist - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Ballad (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 2023

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Botanic - Polaroid, Nature, 21st Century, Flower, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Ponder - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, 21st Century, 2019