Alright. Did some searching, and found a bunch of examples of modern art that I think have good artistic merit. I'm not saying these are "stand the test of time" type pieces of art, but instead: modern artists aren't all bad. Given I found so many examples, I'm going to break apart what I found into 4 different comments deviantart street art moma because to put it all in one comment would be way too much.youtube
Here's art I found on DeviantArt. I tried to find artists on the site who showed actual artistic talent, and chose examples so I can show there are artists alive currently just starting out or currently practicing who have good skills. http://asahisuperdry.deviantart.com/art/Fire-monk-554153481 http://nataliadrepina.deviantart.com/art/Black-birds-give-me-your-wings-554197460 http://zancan.deviantart.com/art/Cinnamon-Breath-12527747 http://ayamefataru.deviantart.com/art/SuFfiKaytIon-14041305 http://agnes-cecile.deviantart.com/art/drawing-restraint-186689303 http://agnes-cecile.deviantart.com/art/antimonocromatismo-II-182419523 http://gunnerromantic.deviantart.com/art/eden-is-not-enough-fin-42245780 http://gunnerromantic.deviantart.com/art/Life-Skirt-86962426 http://marknewman.deviantart.com/art/Gymnast-almost-fin-2-120880351 http://fore-f.deviantart.com/art/TimeLineDetail-121627278 http://fore-f.deviantart.com/art/Octo-61909720 http://fore-f.deviantart.com/art/BurnPiece-121626504 http://fore-f.deviantart.com/art/samurai-Mustard-123804495 http://fore-f.deviantart.com/art/Temperature-Up-100500461 http://micorl.deviantart.com/art/Wieskirche-117794921 http://micorl.deviantart.com/art/Royal-Route-Warsaw-156527382 http://micorl.deviantart.com/art/Winter-days-1-146751009 http://micorl.deviantart.com/art/Garbus-148276593 http://micorl.deviantart.com/art/City-Hall-Praha-117581937 http://micorl.deviantart.com/art/Waterscape-01-72611529 http://micorl.deviantart.com/art/Casa-Batllo-64077628 http://micorl.deviantart.com/art/Sunny-Vienna-69223247 http://micorl.deviantart.com/art/akwarelka80-134243371 http://www.deviantart.com/art/Santa-Maria-Nascente-50151548 http://www.deviantart.com/art/Hofburg-74695924 http://alifann.deviantart.com/art/Memories-smell-like-flowers-193804634 http://alifann.deviantart.com/art/Ceramic-Skin-361305711 http://alifann.deviantart.com/art/Struggle-II-151268025 http://alifann.deviantart.com/art/Fairytales-of-life-and-death-157284590 http://alifann.deviantart.com/art/oil-on-canvas10-88527057 http://takmaj.deviantart.com/art/Glyptotek-437443716 http://takmaj.deviantart.com/art/Vietnamese-Fishermen-56x76cm-516719590 http://creaturesfromel.deviantart.com/art/Celtic-Wild-Boar-with-Forest-291348259
Here are some things I found in two different MOMAs. Again, these aren't stand the test of time type art, but instead... in honesty, out of the four types of art I collected, these are my least favorite, and there only a few in here I genuinely like. I included a bunch though to show variety. I really do wish modern art museums would step up their game, though. http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/collection/artwork/262 http://www.moma.org/collection/works/186783?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/190156?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/170619?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/177615?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/186273?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/174295?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/177636?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/175942?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/169039?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/163921?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/158214?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/156386?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/156630?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/155898?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/179295?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/163641?locale=en http://www.moma.org/collection/works/150421?locale=en
There's a website called Wooster Collective which keeps track of street art and the like from all over the world. Here are some examples: http://www.woostercollective.com/post/seen-on-the-streets-of-lima1 http://www.woostercollective.com/post/nazza-pays-tribute-to-martha-cooper http://www.woostercollective.com/post/alexis-diaz-and-stinkfish-in-toulouse-france http://www.woostercollective.com/post/new-wall-from-inti-in-istanbul-turkey http://www.woostercollective.com/post/vinz-remixes-picasso-la-marca-spana http://www.woostercollective.com/post/one-not-to-miss-alexandros-vasmoulakis-solo-show-in-athens http://www.woostercollective.com/post/one-not-to-miss-roa-at-black-rat-press-in-london http://www.woostercollective.com/post/fresh-stuff-from-david-walker http://www.woostercollective.com/post/li-hill-lost-habitat-time-lapse http://www.woostercollective.com/post/weekly-offering-a-3d-mural-from-laguna http://www.woostercollective.com/post/one-not-to-miss-jessica-joslins-brass-bone-at-lisa-sette-gallery-in-scottsd http://www.woostercollective.com/post/shit-were-diggin-the-art-of-simon-birch http://www.woostercollective.com/post/shit-were-diggin-the-art-of-rai-escale http://www.woostercollective.com/post/shit-were-diggin-the-neon-graffiti-of-shok-1 http://www.woostercollective.com/post/seen-on-the-streets-of-quito-ecuador