When evaluating art movements, make sure you are selecting one specific movement.
When selecting a name for the contemporary art, do not simply call it the ‘contemporary’ art movement. The word ‘contemmporary’ is used for any art that is being created now or in the recent past. What you want to do is really think about the trends (socially, politically, etc.) that you can use to ‘describe’ the type of things that would influence the artists of today.

Looking back over the 20th century in America art, what art movement most interested you and why? Explain the connections you see between your selected style and art of the present day, or explain why they are too varied to be connected. Finally, consider that art of the past has been labeled by style, theme or message.

Based on our readings the past two weeks, what would name the art movement of the 1990s and 2000s. Explain your answer.