What is contemporary art?
Contemporary art refers to avant-garde or innovative art created in the recent past or present day. The exact starting point of contemporary art varies depending on the institution, often tied to the founding year of museums or galleries that showcase the style. Contemporary art is characterized by its focus on current ideas, diverse media, and the exploration of new concepts and techniques.
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ARTWORKS RELATED TO CONTEMPORARY ART
Katherine Bernhardt
Panther Panther Rosa Rosa, 2020
Sculpture / Object
Wood
GBP 5,400
Gregory Crewdson
Untitled (Ray of Light), 2001
Photography
Digital Print on paper
Inquire For Price
Nan Goldin
Suzanne With Mona Lisa, Mexico City 1981, 2025
Photography
C-Print
GBP 3,000
Takashi Murakami
BLACKPINK Pandakashi (Pink), 2023
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
GBP 2,390
Tracey Emin
Choose Love, 2024
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
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Nan Goldin
Mod Kid With Dog, London 1978, 2025
Photography
C-Print
GBP 1,800
Nan Goldin
Triptyk, Zingaro Equestrian Theater, Paris, 2004, 2025
Photography
C-Print
GBP 5,900
Nan Goldin
Sunny at the spa, distortion. L’Hotel de Paris, 2010
Photography
Pigment print
GBP 1,800
Julian Opie
Esther, 2025
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 15,000 - 20,000
Julian Opie
Keyush, 2025
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 15,000 - 20,000
Takashi Murakami
Vapor Trail, 2004
Limited Edition Print
Offset Print
GBP 5,400
Julian Opie
Paper Head 4, 2019
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
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Tracey Emin
Believe in Extraordinary, 2015
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
Rome pays off, 1982/2004
Limited Edition Print
Serigraph
USD 65,000 - 75,000
Felipe Pantone
Subtractive Variability Kosmos Axis 2, 2025
Sculpture / Object
Mixed Media
EUR 3,500
Luc Tuymans
Tiles, 1970
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
EUR 3,500
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