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Pscadelic Mary, 100 Ways, Palm Springs, CA
By Kali
Located in New York, NY
Estate embossment on the front and estate stamped on the reverse
Category

1970s Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Bluesette #23 - Contemporary, Figurative, Polaroid, Photograph
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE - not mounted 25x25 cm +1,5 cm white
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Brunswick #28, Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photography
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Digital color print based on original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100% cotton by
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color, Polaroid

Altstadt Rêveries #01 Contemporary, Figurative, Polaroid, Photograph
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE, Unmounted, Hand
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Wild Strawberry Leporello - Polaroid, Nude, Women, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE Signed and numbered. 156cm x 15cm The
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Altstadt Rêveries #01 - Contemporary, Figurative, Polaroid, Photograph
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
original Polaroid
 on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper
305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Pola...

Chelsea Hotel #1 – Emma Summerton, Polaroid, Interior, Woman, Nude, Polaroid
By Emma Summerton
Located in Zurich, CH
100 x 120 cm (39 3/8 x 47 1/4 in.) Edition of 5, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 1/5 Print only Australian born
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nude Dress #1 – Emma Summerton, Polaroid, Grass, Woman, Nude, Polaroid
By Emma Summerton
Located in Zurich, CH
100 x 120 cm (39 3/8 x 47 1/4 in.) Edition of 5, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 3/5 Print only Australian born
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Chelsea Hotel #3 – Emma Summerton, Polaroid, Interior, Woman, Nude, Polaroid
By Emma Summerton
Located in Zurich, CH
100 x 120 cm (39 3/8 x 47 1/4 in.) Edition of 5, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 1/5 Print only Australian born
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

ELFRIEDE #01 [From the series Sensoteque] - Polaroid, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Kingman Haunted #52, Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative Photograph
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, 2018 Digital color print based on original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color, Polaroid

Ophelia - 21 Century, Women, Contemporary, Polaroid, Figurative, Nude
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
border, Digital archival pigment Print on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper 305gsm, 100% cotton
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

MISS ERIS #29 - Contemporary, Figurative, Female, Polaroid, photograph
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, Digital archival pigment print 
based on an original Polaroid
 on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Ways of a Wild Heart #37 - Polaroid, Women, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. 320 gsm · 100% Cotton · natural white · pearl-finish. Based on a Polaroid. Hand signed and numbered
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Muschi Guerilla #03 Contemporary, Figurative, Female, Polaroid, photograph
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, Digital archival pigment print 
based on an original Polaroid
 on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Kicker - 21 Century, Women, Contemporary, Polaroid, Figurative, Nude
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. Digital archival pigment Print on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper 305gsm, 100% cotton by
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Kicker - 21 Century, Women, Contemporary, Polaroid, Figurative, Nude
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
SMOOTH paper 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE- Hand signed & numbered on the back by artist. Not
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Kicker - 21 Century, Women, Contemporary, Polaroid, Figurative, Nude
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Archival pigment Print on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE - Hand
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Ways of a Wild Heart #47 - Polaroid, Women, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. 320 gsm · 100% Cotton · natural white · pearl-finish. Based on a Polaroid. Hand signed and numbered
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Jane (Heavenly Falls) - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Jane (Heavenly Falls) - 2016 100 x 98 cm, Edition of 10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Elciego [Been there, done that] - Polaroid, Landscape, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE Hand signed & numbered by the artist + certificate. Not mounted
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Elke [From the series Famous in Flanders] - Polaroid
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pigment print on PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper
305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE
. Hand signed and
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Palm Trees on Wilcox - Contemporary, Polaroid, mounted under Plexi
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Palm Trees on Wilcox (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 78x76cm, Edition of 100, Archival C-Print
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Boccia (Beachshoot ) with Radha Mitchell - Polaroid, Contemporary, Women, Color
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
sold out Edition of 100 plus 3 Artist Proofs. Available 100/100, AP 1/3, AP 3/3. Archival C-Prints
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Bubble Gun #04 [Odd Stories] - Nude, Polaroid, Photography, Contemporary
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE Published in The
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Bubble Gun #04 [Odd Stories] - Nude, Polaroid, Photography, Contemporary
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE Published in The
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

First Violin (self Portrait) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Photography, Contemporary
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
) Archival color print based on original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100% cotton by
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

First Violin (self Portrait) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Photography, Contemporary
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
) Archival color print based on original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100% cotton by
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

First Violin (self Portrait) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Photography, Contemporary
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE. Hand signed
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

First Violin (self Portrait) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Photography, Contemporary
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE. Hand signed
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Amaluna's Day Off #02 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
archival pigment print 
based on an original Polaroid
 on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper
305gsm
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Palm Tree Restaurant II - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist inventory Number
Category

1990s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Arles #08, 2108 [From the series Landmarks] - Polaroid, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
on an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100% cotton by
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Arles #05, 2108 [From the series Landmarks] - Polaroid, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
on an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100% cotton by
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Atomium #02 [With greetings from] - Polaroid, Landscape, Belgium, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Atomium #06 [With greetings from] - Polaroid, Landscape, Belgium, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Atomium #01 [With greetings from] - Polaroid, Landscape, Belgium, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Atomium #08 [With greetings from] - Polaroid, Landscape, Belgium, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid, Archival Ink

Palm Trees on Wilcox - not mounted, 80x78cm - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Palm Trees on Wilcox (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 80x78cm, Edition of 100, Archival C-Print
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Mrs. Richards Darling [from Les Foxy Femmes] - Polaroid, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE. Certificate, hand signed & numbered by the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Polaroid, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color

Topsy Turvy [From the series Need to be] - Polaroid
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pigment print on PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper
305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE
. Hand signed and
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Paree #11 - Contemporary, Nude, 21st Century, Polaroid by Carmen de Vos
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
color print based on original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100% cotton, by
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Polaroid

Girl Manoeuvres (Story Board) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Women, 21st Century
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
), Digital color print based on 9 original Polaroids on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

25 Hours #06 [Need to be] - Polaroid, Nude, Women, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
7 Archival color print based on original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Stockholm, Moderna Museet #17 [Been there, done that] - Polaroid, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
print based on original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH 305gsm - 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

SCENES #12G1 (His good Right) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Women, Color, 21st
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
print based on an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100% cotton by
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Moneypenny with Beach Ball (Heavenly Falls) - Polaroid, Women, Bond - mounted
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Moneypenny with Beach Ball' (Heavenly Falls) - 2016 100 x 98 cm, Edition 4/10. Archival C-Print
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

Julius #02 [From the series 9th of April] - Polaroid, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
, based on an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100% cotton by
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

The Dancer V (Stay) - the movie, expired Polaroid, analog hand made
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Edition 3/5, 100 x 98 cm. Analog C-Print, printed by the artist on Fuji Archive Crystal Paper. based on
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

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

Yosemite #136 (US Road trip Diary) - Polaroid, Landscape, US, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pigment print, based on an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Hollywood #23 (US Road trip Diary) - Polaroid, Landscape, US, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pigment print, based on an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Blomme #08 [From the series Vintage Diva's] - Polaroid, Nude, Women, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper 305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sequoia #121 (US Road trip Diary) - Polaroid, Landscape, US, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pigment print, based on an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Yosemite #54 (US Road trip Diary) - Polaroid, Landscape, US, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pigment print, based on an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Yosemite #134 (US Road trip Diary) - Polaroid, Landscape, US, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pigment print, based on an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Yosemite #135 (US Road trip Diary) - Polaroid, Landscape, US, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pigment print, based on an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Sequoia #125 (US Road trip Diary) - Polaroid, Landscape, US, Color
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
pigment print, based on an original Polaroid on beautiful PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper, 305gsm, 100
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

The Enlightened Philosopher [From the series Famous in Flanders] - Polaroid
By Carmen de Vos
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
. Giclee archival pigment print on PHOTO RAG ® ULTRA SMOOTH paper
305gsm, 100% cotton by HAHNEMÜHLE
. Hand
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Joshua's Muse II from the series Joshua Tales - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude
By Sven van Driessche
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Pearl photo paper, based on the original Polaroid. Signed on the back with Certificate. Not mounted
Category

2010s Conceptual Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Polaroid

Renée's Dream (Days of Heaven), no 8 - Contemporary, Polaroid, Horse, Women
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Renée's Dream' no. 8 (Days of Heaven) - 2005 26 x 32 cm, Lumas Edition of 100, Artist Proof 4/4
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

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

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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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The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later. 

Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide. 

What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?

Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.

Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.

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