Visual Arts 54: What Is Contemporary Art?
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Grades: K - 12

Video Description: A curator describes what is meant by “contemporary art.”

In addition to the detailed lesson plans and activity ideas included with the Teacher and Student Tools below, here’s a quick suggestion for use of this video:

  • Have students look at examples of contemporary art as they listen to the curators answer.  What characteristics he uses to describe contemporary art do they see in the art work they are looking at?

 

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