Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced since World War II.

Throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century, with the advent of Modern and Postmodern art forms, distinctions between what is generally regarded as the fine arts and the low arts have started to fade, as contemporary high art continues to challenge these concepts by mixing with popular culture.

Contents

• 1 Institutions
• 2 Public attitudes
• 3 Concerns
• 4 Prizes
• 5 History
  • 5.1 1950s
  • 5.2 1960s
  • 5.3 1970s
  • 5.4 1980s
  • 5.5 1990s
  • 5.6 2000s
• 6 See also
• 7 Notes and references
• 8 Further reading

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• The Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati
  contemporaryartscenter.org
  Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Focuses on recent developments in painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, performance art and new media. Located in Ohio.
• Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
  mmoca.org
  Wisconsin museum featuring modern and contemporary art. Exhibits have included works by Claes Oldenburg, Robert Frank, and Martin Kersels.
• Carnegie Museum of Art
  cmoa.org
  Offers a distinguished collection of contemporary art that includes film and video works. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.