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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.

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Style: Contemporary
American Cowboy by Anouk Krantz 2018

American Cowboy by Anouk Krantz 2018

By Anouk Krantz

Located in Chicago, IL

American Cowboy (B&W) 2018 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT Unframed Sizes: 30 x 45 in (76.2 x 114.3 cm) - Edition of 10 + 2 AP (Artist Proofs) 13 x 20 in (33.02 x 50.8 cm) - Edition of 10 + ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin

Horse - Screenprint by Sergio Ruffolo - 1970s

Horse - Screenprint by Sergio Ruffolo - 1970s

Located in Roma, IT

Screen print on paper, realized in the early 1970s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 30, in roman numbers. Excellent condition.

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Kerry James Marshall - Keeping the Culture, silkscreen and linocut, Signed/N
Kerry James Marshall - Keeping the Culture, silkscreen and linocut, Signed/N

Kerry James Marshall - Keeping the Culture, silkscreen and linocut, Signed/N

By Kerry James Marshall

Located in New York, NY

Kerry James Marshall Keeping the Culture, 2011 Silkscreen and linocut in colors with full margins and deckled edges on Arches paper with full margins and deckled edges 20-1/4 x 30-1/4 inches Hand signed, titled and numbered 79/100 by Kerry James Marshall in graphite pencil on the front Published by Africa House International, Chicago Unframed In September, 2025, "Kerry James Marshall: The Histories" opened at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. This major exhibition was the largest presentation of Marshall's work in the United Kingdom and Europe, and featured more than 70 works by the the artist, including a large number of paintings and a selection of prints, drawings and sculptures. Highlights of the show include a new series of paintings that explore the transatlantic slave trade, along with Knowledge and Wonder, a mural commissioned in 1995 by the Chicago Public Library that is the largest painting Marshall has produced. The exhibition at the Royal Academy will then travel to the Kunsthaus Zurich and the Musee d'Art Modern in Paris. Kerry James Marshall's 2011 "Keeping the Culture" is based upon the artist's eponymous painting done the year earlier, which is featured in the Royal Academy Exhibition. In 2013, an original painting, upon which this work is based, sold at Christie's auction. Below is the Christie's Lot Essay for that painting: ..." Set in a revolutionary apartment in the cosmos, Kerry James Marshall's Keeping the Culture optimistically anticipates a future that pays homage to the past. Ushering in a new stage of the artist's output, Keeping the Culture shifts focus from the failed utopia of urban renewal and the commemoration of civil rights era heroes in favor of a more technically refined meditation on the preservation of the traditional and spiritual values that shaped a culture. Placed in an ultramodern environment, two siblings marvel at a projection of the earth--in which Marshall has aptly positioned the African continent toward the viewer-while their affectionate parents dance in the foreground. Overlooking the milky way, Marshall's space-age flat is decorated with earthly relics-wooden tribal sculptures...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Pencil, Linocut, Screen

Ky Anderson "Timeline 24.1" Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Ky Anderson "Timeline 24.1" Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

Ky Anderson "Timeline 24.1" Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

By Ky Anderson

Located in New York, NY

Of her recent work, Ky Anderson states, "After taking a couple of months off from painting, I returned to the studio with a sense of urgency and dove in without a preconceived concep...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Peacock - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1967
Peacock - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1967

Peacock - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1967

Located in Roma, IT

Oil on board realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1967. Hand signed. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his childho...

Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Artist's Dream VII - "The Talking Cure", Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait
Artist's Dream VII - "The Talking Cure", Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait

Artist's Dream VII - "The Talking Cure", Contemporary Surreal Self-Portrait

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

A contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Two figures appear in a surreal, dreamy beac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rolling hills with Trees - photography- panorama landscape - limited edition
Rolling hills with Trees - photography- panorama landscape - limited edition

Rolling hills with Trees - photography- panorama landscape - limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist Tuscany landscape photography. Two trees on a grassy hill under a blue sky with white clouds. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited ed...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Charades"
"Charades"

"Charades"

By Michael Carson

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, whose artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the Unite...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Empire State Building Offset Print, Contemporary Style, 2000, Unframed
Empire State Building Offset Print, Contemporary Style, 2000, Unframed

Empire State Building Offset Print, Contemporary Style, 2000, Unframed

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Andy Hickes’ depiction of the Empire State Building captures the iconic skyscraper in a modern, stylized manner. Known for his vibrant and graphic approach, Hickes emphasizes bold li...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

The Way Through the Pines
The Way Through the Pines

The Way Through the Pines

Located in Zofingen, AG

Series: Between Light and Silence. A quiet forest scene where tall pines frame a winding path leading deeper into the woods. Soft light filters through the trees, while subtle decora...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Peace Be Still

Peace Be Still

By Stanley Whitney

Located in London, GB

5 Colour lithograph on Somerset Satin Tub Sized White 410gsm. 60 x 76 cm (23.6 x 29.9 in) Signed, dated and numbered by the artist Edition of 125 ‘Peace Be Still’ (2022) showcases S...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Red Anteater Large Garden Sculpture
Red Anteater Large Garden Sculpture

Red Anteater Large Garden Sculpture

By Joseph Meerbott

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Red Anteater Large Garden Sculpture signed, limited edition #4/10, 84" tall Joseph Meerbott has been constructing bronze, metal sculptures, and ceramics for over 30 years. Schooled at Florida Atlantic University, with a BA in Fine Arts, his education covers a broad spectrum of artistic mediums. Influenced by the works of Picasso to Matisse, Meerbott sculptures embody the spirit of Pop Art. In his personal style, Meerbott transforms acclaimed two-dimensional post-modern works into dynamic three-dimensional sculptures. The results are instantly familiar yet firmly unique pieces of modern art. Joseph Meerbott utilizes welded aluminum as well as bronze for the creation of his sculptures. Meerbott uses urethane-based enamels to allow for his works to be exhibited in all locations, both indoor and outdoor. The sculptures themselves range in size, from the intimate to the grandiose, and can be built to site-specific requirements. 2000 - 2012 Featured Artist - Elaine Baker Gallery Boca Raton, Florida 2000 - 2012 Featured Artist - Collectors Corner...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Flight in Attitude, Atelier
Flight in Attitude, Atelier

Flight in Attitude, Atelier

By Richard MacDonald

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

"Flight in Attitude, Atelier" by Richard MacDonald captures a dancer mid-ascent, suspended in a moment of pure elevation and grace. The figure’s outstretched limbs and lifted gaze ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

"Instant Slaughter" Miniature Storefront by Drew Leshko
"Instant Slaughter" Miniature Storefront by Drew Leshko

"Instant Slaughter" Miniature Storefront by Drew Leshko

By Drew Leshko

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Instant Slaughter" is original artwork made from paper, basswood, plaster, acrylic, enamel, watercolor, wire, pvc, pins, pastel, inkjet prints by Drew Leshko. This...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Wire

High Desert, Spanish Ranch

High Desert, Spanish Ranch

By Adam Jahiel

Located in Sante Fe, NM

For years, Jahiel has been photographing the cowboys of the Great Basin–perhaps one of the most inhospitable regions of the already rugged West. These people represent one of the l...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

My Brothers and I (The Love We Share) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative
My Brothers and I (The Love We Share) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative

My Brothers and I (The Love We Share) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Star me Kitten - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century

Star me Kitten - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Star me Kitten - 2017, 50x50cm. Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, not mounted. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL201...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Vintage Moth I (Wall Piece/Dish (hand-painted, made to order, customizable)
Vintage Moth I (Wall Piece/Dish (hand-painted, made to order, customizable)

Vintage Moth I (Wall Piece/Dish (hand-painted, made to order, customizable)

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Melanie Sherman Vintage Moth I (Wall Piece/Dish (handpainted) Porcelain, Glaze, Overglaze, Chinapaints, 24k German Gold Luster, Brass Wire (for hanging, can be removed) Year: 2023 (and following years) Size: 4.25x6.25x0.5in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1326 *Made to Order Every piece is unique, design might differ slightly Customization possible **Lead time approx. 2 weeks for qty 1-3 ------------------------ My ceramics are handmade and painted with the finest overglazes from Europe. The gold luster used is 24k liquid Gold from Germany. Every piece is unique. My imagery is inspired by vintage Meissen dinnerware, William Morris wallpaper and other historical sources. Porcelain, Ceramics, Pottery, Ornament Vintage Moth Wall Piece Ornament Small Dish Candy Sugar Tea handpainted handmade butterfly peacock 24k German gold luster ceramics porcelain charm, jewelry, personalized, family, tree, retro, heart, mother, moon, baby, feet, gemstone, flower, mom, birth, year, art, chinapaint, luster, lustre, contemporary ceramics, futility of pleasure, herend, meissen, sevre, pattern, arita, arita ware, imari, imari ware, dresden, germany, japan, jingdezhen, china, photography, momento mori, flowers, flower motif, drawing, illustration, peacock, cherry blossom, chrysanthemum, kiku, 菊, kikka, 菊花, Ōka, 黄花, Kiku no hana...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Brass

Portrait of a Boy - Oil Paint by Luis Burgos - 2002
Portrait of a Boy - Oil Paint by Luis Burgos - 2002

Portrait of a Boy - Oil Paint by Luis Burgos - 2002

Located in Roma, IT

Oil on canvas realized by Luis Burgos in 2002. Hand signed and dated. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm.  46.4x33.5.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Arizona -  Cactus Art
Arizona -  Cactus Art

Arizona - Cactus Art

Located in Manchester, GB

James Higginson, Arizona, 2024 Corten Steel 197 (H) x 87 (w) x 28 cm (d) Hand-signed by the artist on the base James Higginson finds inspiration in mid-century design, organic m...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Balloon Monkey (Orange)
Balloon Monkey (Orange)

Balloon Monkey (Orange)

By Jeff Koons

Located in Calabasas, CA

Artist: Jeff Koons Title: Balloon Monkey (Orange) Year: 2017 Medium: Porcelain with orange chromatic coating Dimensions: 9 7/8 × 15 7/8 × 8 1/4 inches (24.9 × 39.2 × 21 cm) Edition: ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain

“Zura Original ‘12 Chairs’ Artwork — Bold Primitivist Style
“Zura Original ‘12 Chairs’ Artwork — Bold Primitivist Style

“Zura Original ‘12 Chairs’ Artwork — Bold Primitivist Style

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Twelve Chairs revisits the visual language of 1920s modernism. With bold, simplified lines and a graphic immediacy reminiscent of drawing, Zura evokes the era’s spirit of primitivism...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Awaken - cool, gestural, seascape
Awaken - cool, gestural, seascape

Awaken - cool, gestural, seascape

By Sasha Rogers

Located in Bloomfield, ON

The exquisite ethereal contemporary paintings of Canadian artist Sasha Rogers can be found in both private and corporate collections throughout the world. Rogers is highly regarded f...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Heritage 9 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, African Woman Hair

Heritage 9 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, African Woman Hair

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery) About Artist Arobieke Tomiwa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Katharine Morling, Porcelain Camera Sculpture w Double Lens, Black and White
Katharine Morling, Porcelain Camera Sculpture w Double Lens, Black and White

Katharine Morling, Porcelain Camera Sculpture w Double Lens, Black and White

By Katharine Morling

Located in Dallas, TX

Honor your inner superstar with a unique porcelain ceramic artwork from Katharine Morling's newest series, "The Paparazzi Collection". This sculpture titled "Camera with Double Lens" is handcrafted and especially designed in the artist's signature monotone black & white style by award winning ceramicist Katharine Morling. Morling's ceramic sculptures have been shown internationally at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Liberty’s London, Miami, Italy, Kuwait, Algiers, Germany and France. She has also had solo exhibitions in Sweden, The Netherlands and throughout the UK. In 2019, Katharine Morling’s work was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. It was the fifth time that Katharine Morling has exhibited in the Summer Exhibition and “Cut”, an over-sized chainsaw is the largest piece which Morling has shown to date. After graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2009, she was awarded first prize at the 2010 World Crafts Council Triennial in Belgium. Morling also represented the UK at the 2010 European Ceramic Context in Denmark. For COLLECT 2011, she showed a new installation Out of the House in the Project Space of the Saatchi Gallery. Other projects include created a large wall mounted installation for the new children’s ward commissioned by the Royal London Hospital...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Clay, Porcelain, Slip, Ink

Crowning Essence - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and African Women Fabrics
Crowning Essence - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and African Women Fabrics

Crowning Essence - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and African Women Fabrics

By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Newsprint

California Cowgirl by Anouk Krantz 2022

California Cowgirl by Anouk Krantz 2022

By Anouk Krantz

Located in Chicago, IL

California Cowgirl (B&W) 2022 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT Unframed Sizes: 30 x 45 in (76.2 x 114.3 cm) - Edition of 15 + 2 AP (Artist Proofs) SILVER GELATIN PRINT Unframed Size: 11.3 x ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin

June Wild Grass (hand-printed botanical cyanotype, 18 x 36 inches)
June Wild Grass (hand-printed botanical cyanotype, 18 x 36 inches)

June Wild Grass (hand-printed botanical cyanotype, 18 x 36 inches)

Located in Oakland, CA

This long narrow monotype was made by carefully arranging hundreds of individual blades of fresh-cut native Californian wild grass. The species of tall marsh grass is called Gray Rus...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.