The term “modern” usually refers to 1945-present, will this ever change? Has it ever changed? When something is “modern” it is current, but modern art is a style that isn’t used much anymore. Who makes these decisions and when do they decide?
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The term modern is not always thought of as post 1945 history, so that demonstrates the subjectivity of the term modern. In western history, the traditional time line is that early modern is from 1500 to 1750, while modern (or late modern) is 1750 to present. Without doubt, this timeline will continue to change as time goes by. Maybe future historians will call the period from 1750-2000 as middle modern (or whatever) and from 2000 to their current time as modern.
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