Below is a glossary article post in the category C which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Contemporary Art based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Contemporary Art
So, what is actually meant by Contemporary Art?
The term contemporary art is loosely used to refer to current and relatively new arts, from the nature of innovation or avant-garde.
Explanation of Contemporary Art
In connection with the contemporary art museum, the original date for the term ‘contemporary art’ varies.
Contemporary Art Institute in London, founded in 1947, Champions Art from that year and so on. While the new contemporary art museum in New York chose the date of 1977. In the 1980s, Tate planned the contemporary art museum where contemporary art was defined as the art in the last ten years on the past ten years.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix C, as well as terms associated with C.
Meaning of Contemporary Art in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Contemporary Art.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Seni kontemporer (Indonesian), Seni Kontemporer (Java), and Meni kontemporer in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Seni Kontemporari.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Contemporary Art.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
See also ours other articles related to the field of Art on the main blog page of our website.
Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix C. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=contemporary-art
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=contemporary-art
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