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 contemporaries worked in the latter half of the 1800s, etc.
Pop Art
Art Young was born in 1866.
Art Young died in 1943.
Louis Icart, a French painter and etcher known for his Art Deco style, had several contemporaries in the early 20th century. Notable figures include Tamara de Lempicka, known for her glamorous portraits, and Jean Cocteau, a multifaceted artist involved in painting, writing, and filmmaking. Other contemporaries in the realm of graphic art and illustration included Paul Collin and Charles Méryon, who shared the vibrant artistic movements of the time. These artists contributed to the evolving aesthetics of the Art Deco and modernist movements.
Museum of Young Art was created in 2005.
Art Young has written: 'Art Young' 'Hell up to date' -- subject(s): American wit and humor
Abstract Expressionism came before Pop Art
John Young Museum of Art was created in 1999.
Roy Lichtenstein was one of several artists during the 1960s who helped establish the art form known as "pop art". Probably the most famous of his contemporaries was Andy Warhol.
Who were her contemporaries of Maria Montessori
There are five syllables in contemporaries.
As a matter of philosophy, I would say, check out the art history - who the artist was, where he was located, materials he used and perhaps, who his contemporaries were. Art criticism is more about how successful the artist was in achieving his goal. With a knowledge of art history you would be able to understand more about the criticism.