conceptual art
noun
often capitalized C
: an art form in which the artist's intent is to convey a concept rather than to create an art object
conceptual artist
noun
often capitalized C
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Has Cattelan rewritten an art-world version of The Emperor’s New Clothes, or steered conceptual art history into unchartered waters?
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2024
The collaboration captures the essence of the modern traveler with phrases written by the artist, who is known for his thought-provoking conceptual art and visual commentaries.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
Between slow cinema, conceptual art and performance, his films deal with themes of loneliness, time and memory.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
And not just in the maritime world, but in the imaginations of everyone who'd ever seen the conceptual art created in 2016 by the now defunct Eyelevel Creative of the odd looking vessel Schwinge intended to have built.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2024
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2024
The collaboration captures the essence of the modern traveler with phrases written by the artist, who is known for his thought-provoking conceptual art and visual commentaries.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
Between slow cinema, conceptual art and performance, his films deal with themes of loneliness, time and memory.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
And not just in the maritime world, but in the imaginations of everyone who'd ever seen the conceptual art created in 2016 by the now defunct Eyelevel Creative of the odd looking vessel Schwinge intended to have built.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Conceptual art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceptual%20art. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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