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

Baby you can drive my Car - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color

Contemporary Art

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBaby you can drive my Car - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color, 2019

2010s Contemporary Art

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

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeThe wrong place - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Art

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

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeHalfway there - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

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

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeI'm only happy when it rains - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBaby you can drive my Car - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color, 2019

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeThe Eye of the Beholder, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, 2018

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBarricade - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeGround force - Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSilver, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeThirst (Bombay All Day) - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Art

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

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeNow I see You - 50x50cm, 2016

2010s Contemporary Art

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

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeCaution to the Wind (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 2023

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeRemain (Bombay Beach), 2024

2010s Contemporary Art

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

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeFrontwards - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

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

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeIf you ever - Polaroid, Women, Portrait, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeMermaid - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, 2016

2010s Contemporary Art

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

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeHead and heart - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeNo Place like Home - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Photography, Women, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeHigh Hopes - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

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

2010s Contemporary Art

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

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeNo one to run with - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSquare one - Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Art

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

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeEpiphany - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Landscape, 21st Century, 2016

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeNew moon rising - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeStrike a Pose - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Art

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

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBlue - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century - mounted, 2017

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeDownfall (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, 2023

2010s Contemporary Art

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

2010s Contemporary Art

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Baby you can drive my Car - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color, 2019

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
The wrong place - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Halfway there - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2020

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
I'm only happy when it rains - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Baby you can drive my Car - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
The Eye of the Beholder, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Barricade - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Ground force - Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Silver, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Thirst (Bombay All Day) - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Now I see You - 50x50cm, 2016

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Caution to the Wind (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 2023

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Remain (Bombay Beach), 2024

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

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
If you ever - Polaroid, Women, Portrait, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Mermaid - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, 2016

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Head and heart - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
No Place like Home - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Photography, Women, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
High Hopes - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait, 2020

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
No one to run with - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Square one - Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Epiphany - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Landscape, 21st Century, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
New moon rising - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Strike a Pose - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2019

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Blue - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century - mounted, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Downfall (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, 2023

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Reinventing oneself, II - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color, 21st Century, 2019

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
The Eye of the Beholder - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, 2018

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
No one to run with - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
The deep end - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Photography, Women, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Social Climber (Bombay all Day) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Gravity's Pull - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, 2016

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Hanging by a thread - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, 2019

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
All that Glitters ain't Gold - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Photography, Contem, 2017

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Hedera, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, Color, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
I'll take the rain - 21st Century, Polaroid, Photography, Contemporary, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Wishing, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Big Cottonwood Canyon, 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, Contempora, 2016