Modern and contemporary art Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s
About Modern and contemporary art
—Pablo Picasso While the concepts of "modern" and "contemporary" by definition have no clear boundaries in time, they usually refer to some art genres that have emerged since the 19th century. The term "contemporary art" is usually applied to living artists producing works in our current time. Due to tradition, olderEuropean artis usually displayed in institutions separate from modern art museums; for instance the Louvre only features work up to the mid-1800s; later works can be seen at Musée d'Orsay. In the mid-19th century,photographydisplaced visual art, producing portraits and scenery pictures for cheap. In the meantime, public education, urbanization and industrial printing allowed more people than ever to make, buy and see art. Pre-modern art styles such as romanticism remained in pr
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