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The French artist Marcel Duchamp paved the way for the conceptualists, providing them with examples of prototypically conceptual works — the readymades, for instance.The most famous of Duchamp's readymades was Fountain (1917), a standard urinal-basin signed by the artist with the pseudonym "R.Mutt", and submitted for inclusion in the annual, un-juried exhibition of the Society of Independent ...
One and Three Chairs, is a conceptual work by Joseph Kosuth, from 1965. An example of conceptual art, the piece consists of a chair, a photograph of the chair, and an enlarged dictionary definition of the word "chair". The photograph depicts the chair as it is actually installed in the room, and thus the work changes each time it is installed ...
Installation art is an artistic genre of three ... The "intention" of the artist is paramount in much later installation art whose roots lie in the conceptual art of ...
An Oak Tree by Michael Craig-Martin. 1973. An Oak Tree is a conceptual work of art [1] created by Michael Craig-Martin (born 1941) in 1973. The piece, described as an oak tree, is installed in two units – a pristine installation of a glass of water on a glass shelf on metal brackets 253 centimetres above the ground, and a text mounted on the wall.
Sol LeWitt (Sept. 9, 1928 – April 8, 2007) is regarded as a pioneer in the movements of both minimal art and conceptual art. [2] LeWitt often integrated art and architecture in his work. 54 Columns is an example of this combination. The installation loosely mirrors the Atlanta skyline which is visible from the site. [3]
Iris Haeussler (or German spelling Häussler; German pronunciation: [ˈiːʁɪs ˈhɔʏslɐ]; born 6 April 1962) is a conceptual and installation art artist of German origin. She lives in Toronto, Canada. Many of Iris Haeussler's works are detailed, hyperrealistic installations that visitors can decode as narrative stories.
Image credits: Roberto Serra - Iguana Press / Getty Images #3 Rembrandt (July 15, 1606 — October 4, 1669) Rembrandt is regarded among the greatest portrait painters and printmakers of all time.
Joseph Kosuth (/ k ə ˈ s uː t,-ˈ s uː θ /; born January 31, 1945) is a Hungarian-American conceptual artist, who lives in New York and Venice, [1] after having resided in various cities in Europe, including London, Ghent and Rome.