contemporary
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By the 1950s the Weismans had one of the country’s most ambitious collections of contemporary art.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his publicist announced Friday.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
The Pompidou Centre in Paris, with which Hockney collaborated for two landmark exhibitions, described him as "unquestionably one of the major figures of contemporary art".
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
A handful of works by modern and contemporary artists make their case for a broader influence emanating from our two main subjects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Unlike Jomon pottery, Yayoi pottery had shapes very similar to those of contemporary South Korean pottery.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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