With growing trade, communication and later the birth of the internet, there’s never been a better time for both the play and exploration of art.

Explore the dynamic evolution of 21st-century art movements, highlighting their influences, innovations, and cultural significance in today's society.

The 21st century has ushered in an era of unprecedented change, and the art world has been no exception to this emotional and physical shift.

The traditional art movements that defined the 20th century—Cubism, Surrealism, Fauvism, Abstract Expressionism, and Minimalism—have largely disappear ...

Modernism is an art movement together with a philosophical movement and a religious movement. It came from big changes in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Modernism was a cultural movement of the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. It was a philosophy and it was also an art movement. It changed art, literature, music, architecture and drama. Modernism rejected tradition. It was interested in new ways of doing old things. Also, there was a belief that science and technology could change the world for the better.The term covers some movements which are somewhat contradictory. Some scholars think that modernism is (going on, or) continuing into the 21st century. Others see it (changing or) evolving into late modernism or high modernism. Art Modern art replaced classical art. It included abstract art, cubism, pop art, minimalism, and Dadaism. It affected sculpture quite strongly, though at the beginning sculptors like Rodin and Epstein made both traditional and modernist works. The start of modernism in painting: there are different ideas about that. One idea is...

9 tendencies made the list, from post-internet art to fiber art, to research-based and social practice. Bone up on them here.

Explore the top 11 contemporary art movements, from Conceptual Art to Street Art, and see how they shaped creative landscapes.

The first series on television in the U.S. to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists, Art in the Twenty-First Century is a Peabody Award-winning biennial program that allows viewers to observe the artists at work, watch as they transform inspiration into art, and hear how they struggle with both the physical and visual challenges of achieving their visions.Art in the Twenty-First Century airs on PBS in the U.S. Watch full episodes on Art21.org and through PBS streaming apps.