For an example of this complicated process, look no further than the elusive relationship between Modern and contemporary art. Although often used interchangeably, they are not the same.

Of more than 200 listed shows and installations, three-quarters were modern and contemporary art. Of that, art made since 1945 accounted for considerably more than half. Art from the other 2,922 ...

An earlier version of this article misstated the number of years Sheena Wagstaff served as top curator of modern and contemporary art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was 10, not 20.

As Tate Modern in London celebrates its 25th anniversary this month, the artist Michael Craig-Martin recalls how the UK’s “cathedral to contemporary art” was born. “Who could have imagined ...

The opening is well-deserved, as it will mark the culmination of a nearly 20-year campaign to build a dedicated home for the display of contemporary art. Founded in 2005, MSN Warsaw primarily ...

Swiss contemporary and modern art group Hauser & Wirth was founded in Zurich in the 1990s but has since expanded across the globe representing artists and their estates at other destinations.