Conceptual Art

コンセプチュアル・アート / mid-1960s–1970s / Style / Contemporary Art

Centers the idea itself — words, definitions, rules, documentation, placement — above the finish of the object.

Words and definitions / Instructions and rules / Documentary photographs / Dematerialization

Conceptual Art — コスース『1つと3つの椅子』展示（CC BY 2.0）Conceptual Art — コスース『ネオン』1965（CC BY-SA 2.0）Conceptual Art — コスースのネオン作品（CC BY-SA 4.0）
コスース『1つと3つの椅子』展示（CC BY 2.0） ／ コスース『ネオン』1965（CC BY-SA 2.0） ／ コスースのネオン作品（CC BY-SA 4.0）

Dictionary entry

Best used for
Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type
Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition
Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material
Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution
Not just long wall texts. Change what counts as the work — structure, site and the audience relation included.
Further study
Joseph Kosuth / Sol LeWitt / Hanne Darboven / Lawrence Weiner

Related entries

Source: MoMA — Conceptual Art

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