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Conceptual art is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many of the works of the artist Sol LeWitt may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions. This method was fundamental to LeWitt's definition of Conceptual art, one of the first to appear in print: For the layperson, this quotation highlights a key difference between a conceptualist installation and a traditional work of... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
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