What is contemporary art?
Q: What is contemporary art?
A: Contemporary art refers to modern art that has been created after the Pop Art and Conceptual Art movement.
Q: Is postmodern art the same as contemporary art?
A: Yes, postmodern art is another term used to refer to contemporary art.
Q: What is the term that includes more than art?
A: Postmodernism is a broader term that encompasses more than art.
Q: Why is there a problem with labelling contemporary art?
A: The word 'modern' in art was used for art throughout the 20th century, so when art critics wanted to describe post-WWII art, they had to use a different word.
Q: What does 'contemporary' mean in art?
A: In art, contemporary means 'at the same time as', so it comes to mean modern.
Q: What does modern come to mean in art?
A: In art, modern comes to mean earlier.
Q: What does contemporary art cover?
A: Contemporary art covers a wide range of styles and movements from the mid-Victorian period to post-WWII art.
