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Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

February 01, 2010 | Sasha Fine

Walking into a contemporary art museum is always a bit of an adventure. You don’t know exactly what to expect, only that it will be something very different from what is classically defined as “art.” With its current exhibitions, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis does not fail to deliver that journey.

For the blind man

December 04, 2009 | Sasha Fine

Contemporary art will always inspire fierce debates; this is undeniable. What is or is not art? Is modern art of comparable quality to previous bodies of work or artistic movements? Art can be variously defined; but, in general terms, it is often described as something that gives rise to emotions in the viewer.

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