contemporary art
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Summary
contemporary art is an art term[1]. It draws 5,623 Wikipedia views per month (art term category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Influenced by: conceptual art[3], pop art[4], modern art[5], globalization[6], human migration[7]
- Instance of: art genre[8], academic discipline[9], art movement[10]
- Named after: art[11], simultaneity[12]
- Commons category: Contemporary art[13]
- Distribution format: museum[14]
- Exhibition history: Museum of Modern Art[15], Dia Beacon[16], Saatchi Gallery[17], Tate Modern[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Contemporary art[19]
- Commons gallery: Contemporary art[20]
- Different from: modern art[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
- Item disputed by: Ivan Massow[23], Stuckism[24], Jeremy Paxman[25], Charles Thomson[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for contemporary art include Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art[27], a cultural center[28], in France[29], founded in 2015[30] and Perm Museum of Contemporary Art[31], a museum[32], in Russia[33], founded in 2009[34].
Why It Matters
contemporary art has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for it include Château de Montsoreau-Museum of Contemporary Art[27], a cultural center[28], in France[29], founded in 2015[30] and Perm Museum of Contemporary Art[31], a museum[32], in Russia[33], founded in 2009[34].