No, contemporary art is any art that is being created "in the now".
Contemporary art means art of today, i.e. no more than a few years back. And in a few years from now the art of 2009 is no longer contemporary.
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Aboriginal Art
Well my dear, contemporary means 'of the same time'. So you cannot be just contemporary, you have to be contemporary with something or somebody. Today's contemporaries are of today. Monet's...