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"This modern art trend report features the top modern art trends in q1 2009.  The report is a crowd-filtered ranking based on TrendHunter.com monthly traffic (several million monthly views) and our &amp;lt;a href=&amp;#039;http://www.trendhunter.com/new/category/Modern-Art-and-Design-Trends&amp;#039;&amp;gt;art trend database&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, which now has more than 2021 art trends. &amp;lt;b&amp;gt;Implications&amp;lt;/b&amp;gt; - Consumers&amp;#039; tastes toward modern art reflect their perspectives on the world, the economy and society at large. During 2009, the global recession inspired many artists to channel their angst into apocalyptic or morbid masterpieces; others used visceral body modification and tattoos to make a social statement. Creative professionals can take advantage of this opportunity by staying in tune with key societal issues and using these themes as design inspiration."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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