Art


 * Modern art** includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era.

**Postmodern art** is a body of art movements that sought to contradict some aspects of modernism. For example, Installation art and Conceptual art are described as postmodern.

**Contemporary art** is art produced at the present period in time. In everyday English "modern" and "contemporary" are synonyms, resulting in some conflation of the terms "modern art" and "contemporary art" by non-specialists. It's catch-all category.

**Modernistic** - relating to a recently developed fashion or style. **Edgy** - daringly innovative;

**Performing arts** - art forms such as dance, music, or drama which involve doing things to entertain people.

**Performance art** is a performance presented to an audience within a fine art context, traditionally interdisciplinary. The actions of an individual artist or a group at a particular place and in a particular time constitute the work.

**Installation art** is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space.

**An acquired taste** often refers to an appreciation for a food or beverage that is unlikely to be enjoyed because of some unfamiliar aspect.Acquired taste may also refer to aesthetic tastes.

**Conversation piece** - an unusual object that arouses comment or interest.