Contemporary art is not a unified movement but an expanded field of artistic practices coexisting from the 1970s to the present. It is characterized by a plurality of media, styles and ideologies, by the globalization of art circuits, and by constant dialogue with politics, technology, gender and identity. It includes installations, digital art, performance, net art, relational art and bio-art, among others. Latin America occupies a central place in global contemporary art.
Main characteristics
- ●Plurality of media, styles and narratives
- ●Dialogue with politics, gender and identity
- ●Globalization of art circuits
- ●Use of new technologies and digital media
- ●Questioning the role of the artist and institution
Key works
- Balloon Dog – Koons
- Remembering – Ai Weiwei
- Atrabiliarios – Salcedo