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CONTEMPORARY ART

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Page 1: CONTEMPORARY ART. TIME PERIOD 1970s – TODAY KEY IDEAS  Contemporary art continues to embody a restless era of great experimentation.  Characterized.

CONTEMPORARY ART

Page 2: CONTEMPORARY ART. TIME PERIOD 1970s – TODAY KEY IDEAS  Contemporary art continues to embody a restless era of great experimentation.  Characterized.

TIME PERIOD1970s – TODAY

KEY IDEAS

Contemporary art continues to embody a restless era of great experimentation. Characterized by short-lived movements of intense activity. Modern artists work in a variety of media.

Page 3: CONTEMPORARY ART. TIME PERIOD 1970s – TODAY KEY IDEAS  Contemporary art continues to embody a restless era of great experimentation.  Characterized.

GEORGE SEGAL, Walk, Don’t Walk, 1976. Mixed Media, 109” x 72” x 75”.

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DUANE HANSON, Woman with Dog, 1977. Synthetic polymer, oil on cast polyvinyl, mixed media.

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ANDY GOLDSWORTHY, Autumn Leaves and Carefully Broken Pebbles Scratched White, 1980s.

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KEITH HARING, Painting, 1982. Acrylic on vinyl, 180” x 180”.

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JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, Untitled (Skull), 1984. Acrylic on canvas, 81” x 69”.

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SALLY MANN, Night Blooming Cereus, 1988. Silver Gelatin Print. 20” x 24”.

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TIM HAWKINSON, Secret Sync 1996. Mixed Media.

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TIM HAWKINSON, Signature Chair, 1993. Mixed Media, Machine.

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RICHARD SERRA, Sequence, 2006. Weatherproof Steel. 12’9” x 40’8” x 65’ 2”.

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KARA WALKER, My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love, 2007. Cut-paper silhouettes.