Contemporary art encompasses all
art being done now. It tends to include art from the
1960s or
1970s through the present.
As it has done in the past, today's art both combines different traditional forms, but also pushes the boundaries of people's perception. It includes things that people consider immoral or taboo.
Artists also take advantage of modern technology. For example, we now see the use of
body fluids in art and
plastics in art. In
music,
composers and
musicians make use of
electronic music and
computer music.
See also Young British Artists; Turner Prize