modern art

artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s
Intangible art_movement Q38166
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modern art

Summary

modern art is an art movement[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of art_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,818 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • modern art's instance of is recorded as art movement[3].
  • modern art's instance of is recorded as art style[4].
  • modern art is a type of Western art[5].
  • modern art is part of modernism[6].
  • modern art's Commons category is recorded as Modern art[7].
  • modern art's said to be the same as is recorded as degenerate art[8].
  • 1860 marks the founding of modern art[9].
  • modern art began on 1860[10].
  • modern art ended on 1970[11].
  • modern art's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Modern art[12].
  • modern art's Commons gallery is recorded as Arte contemporáneo[13].
  • modern art's described by source is recorded as Artspeak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords (2nd edition)[14].
  • modern art's different from is recorded as art of the modern age[15].
  • modern art's different from is recorded as contemporary art[16].
  • modern art's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include art movement[3] and art style[4]. modern art is a type of Western art[5].

Origins

1860 marks the founding of modern art[9].

Use and Application

modern art is part of modernism[6].

Influence

Things named for modern art include Pinakothek der Moderne[18], a national museum[19], in Germany[20], founded in 2002[21].

Why It Matters

modern art ranks in the top 9% of art_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,818 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

It has been cited as an influence by Art & Language[24], an art group[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1968[27].

Entities named for it include Pinakothek der Moderne[18], a national museum[19], in Germany[20], founded in 2002[21].

FAQs

Who did modern art influence?

modern art has been cited as an influence by Art & Language[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Chalmd · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from art of the modern age, contemporary art
    End time +1970-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Start time +1860-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Subclass of Western art
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