Contemporary Art Viewpoint
Contemporary art is yet to be unanimously defined. The museums define that all the creations after the World War II belongs to this category. On contrary, some argues that it must be all creation of current instant of time.
It is fortunate enough to win various institutional patrons. Besides, public funded museums, there are commercial galleries, private collectors, corporate patrons and contemporary art museums. The artists run spaces has also been taken an important role in sale of their works. Thus they are supporting themselves, though there are grants and awards for them. There exists a symbiosis between public museums and commercial galleries. The commercial sector, often, earns maximum profit on the works of the creators who has been popularized by extensive exhibition by public sector. Besides, to enhance brand values, often corporations lend their premises or house at their premises exhibitions. Moreover, support of these organizations is evident in sponsoring awards and building up ware house of contemporary creations. Endeavors of these business houses on collecting plethora of corporate art are quite encouraging. Thus it is gaining popularity, too.
Which Art is Contemporary and which is not – institutional viewpoint
Creations after 1960’s and 1970’s to till date are counted in the category.
Crafts like paintings on ceramics and textile designs have strictly been excluded from the category.
Creations by present day self-taught painters and sculptors, though lack historic inheritance, is literally contemporary.
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