What Is Contemporary Art?
What is contemporary art? Contemporary art helped establish the discipline in the mid-nineteenth century after a circulation of unfamiliar artifacts throughout Europe. This was as a direct result of the colonial expansion into Africa, Asia and the Americas and archaeological excavations in Italy and Greece. The condition of contemporary art is 'heterogeneity' which means diverse or dissimilar elements are incorporated. In the last twenty-five years, the academic study of contemporary art has grown into a fastest-developing field with a lot of emphasis on new material being introduced. Contemporary art has pushed the limits of what was known and defined previously in the field of art. It emphasizes elements that address broader issues such as those of race and diversity. It highlights the values and virtues that were of most importance in the last century. It does not hold the same rules as the previous categories of art and is still continuously changing and varyi...