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Contemporary Art Contemporary art is work created in our present time, from around the 1960s up until today, but can also refer to work that is current within any specified period of time. Contemporary art should not be confused with Modern Art, which usually refers to work created from the 1880s up until the 1970s. Museums and Centers Resources Lists of Artists See Also: Modern Art, Periods and Movements Museums and Centers Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Exhibits sculpture, video, painting, film and performance art created after 1945. New Museum of Contemporary Art New York City museum founded in 1977. MOCA: Los Angeles Collects and exhibits art created after 1940 in all media. Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Non-collecting museum with changing exhibitions, community partnerships, education programs and outreach. P.S.1 MoMA: Contemporary Art Center The oldest non-profit arts center in the United States devoted solely to contemporary art. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Located in Kansas City, Missouri, it collects, preserves, and exhibits a permanent collection and presents special exhibitions. The Warhol Collection of over 8,000 works in all media-paintings, photographs, prints, drawings, sculpture, and installation. The Mattress Factory Exhibits room-sized installations, includes changing exhibitions and a permanent collection. Tate Online British and international modern and contemporary art. Saatchi Gallery Contemporary art in London, presents work by young largely unknown artists as well as work by established artists who have rarely or never exhibited in the UK. Institute of Contemporary Arts New art and culture in Britain, including visual and digital arts, music, and cinema. Contemporary Museum: Baltimore, Maryland Explores the art and culture of our time by presenting exhibitions, and unique collaborations with artists, curators, and members of the Baltimore community. The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Dedicated to excellence, experimentation and education in all forms of contemporary art. Modern and Contemporary Art Collection of images and an overview with suggested reading for works in the collection from the Yale University Art Gallery. V&A: Contemporary View objects in the contemporary collections plus exhibition highlights from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden International modern and contemporary art, collections include photography, works on paper, installation, painting, sculpture, digital and video art, and mixed media. The Art Institute of Chicago View works online including sculpture, paintings, film, video, new media, photography, installations, drawings, and prints from 1950 to the present. Brooklyn Museum: Contemporary View around 194 objects in the online collections of the Brooklyn Museum. Resources PBS: Art:21 Art in the Twenty-First Century is a new PBS documentary series about contemporary visual art in America and the artists who make it. Art History Resources on the Web: Contemporary Art Lists of contemporary museums, centers, institutes, reviews, and journals compiled by Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe. VoS: Art (Modern and Contemporary) Annotated list of resources from the Voice of the Shuttle. Journal of Contemporary Art Features interviews and projects by emerging and established contemporary artists. Lists of Contemporary Artists Cleveland Institute of Art: Contemporary Artists Index Indexes approximately 20,000 artists, photographers, craftspeople, and designers, whose work appears in exhibition catalogs added to the Gund Library since 1991, includes Gund Library call numbers. Art in Context: 21st Century Artists List of contemporary artsists with brief biographies and contact information. Art:21: Artists A to Z List of twenty first century artists in the United States, with photos and biographies from PBS. ARC: Living Masters Galleries Online galleries of artwork by contemporary master painters, approved by the Art Renewal Center. Contemporary Art History Resources on the Web Includes links to artists, museums, centers, institutes, journals, and reviews, compiled by Professor Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe from the department of art history, Sweet Briar College, Virginia. MCA Collection Highlights Browse artists in the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, listed alphabetically by last name. MOCA: Permanent Collection Browse by artist name in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Kemper Museum: Permanent Collection Browse selections in the permanent collection of the Kemper Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. Tate Collection: Artist A-Z Lists modern and contemporary artists in the national collection of British art. Axis Provides information about contemporary artists working in the UK, includes a searchable database for research or to find artists for commissions and projects. Saatchi Online Online portfolios of work by young, largely unknown artists. Wikipedia: List of Contemporary Artists List of artists who have shown their work in contemporary art museums and institutes, or contemporary art exhibitions of worldwide importance.

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