The fortunes and misfortunes of contemporary artists take shape, to a large degree, within the sphere of the commercial

The art scene exploded after 1980, with a marked increase in artists, dealers, collectors, publications, and exhibition

The demographics of various parts of the world have changed dramatically since 1980. Just in the United States, the U.S.

The 2000s so far have been extremely violent. In September 2001 the World Trade Center in New York was destroyed and the

Contemporary art is in flux. Old hierarchies and categories are fracturing; new technologies are offering different ways