Introduction. Topics explored in this study day include the changing history of modern western art’s relationship to the rest of the world; theories of globalisation; and the status of photography in relation to globalisation. One of the most important factors to affect contemporary art has been cultural and economic globalisation. Increasingly, international art exhibitions draw their contents from all over the world, and artists address a wide range of subjects relating to this developing situation. Topics explored in this study day include the changing history of modern western art’s relationship to the rest of the world; theories of globalisation; issues of ethnic and cultural difference; and the status of photography in relation to globalisation.