What is Contemporary Art?

Question 1

what is the Latin root word of arts?

Answer 1

ars or artis; meaning skill

Question 2

what does contemporary mean? is it the same as modern?

Answer 2

no, it is not

Question 3

contemporary or modern: produced by artists living today?

Answer 3

contemporary

Question 4

contemporary or modern: art of the present, continuously in process and in flux?

Answer 4

contemporary

Question 5

contemporary or modern: not restricted to individual experience but it is reflective of the world we live in?

Answer 5

contemporary

Question 6

contemporary or modern: a fluid term, and its use can change depending on the contexts?

Answer 6

contemporary

Question 7

contemporary or modern: an art movement between American colonial period to post-war period

Answer 7

modern

Question 8

contemporary or modern: referred to as “tradition”

Answer 8

modern

Question 9

contemporary or modern: the movement that challenged the neo-classic style

Answer 9

modern

Question 10

contemporary or modern: considered contemporary at some point in time

Answer 10

modern

Question 11

what are the (four) characteristics that are considered as contemporary arts?

Answer 11

site specific, process based, collaborative, interactive

Question 12

site-specific

Answer 12

means taking it away from its location diminishes its purpose

Question 13

process based

Answer 13

focuses on the medium, form, technique, etc.

Question 14

collaborative

Answer 14

in which many people work together to create the art

Question 15

interactive

Answer 15

needs the audience participation to complete the art