1. Conceptual Art Slides: #48-50

2. True or False?
1.____ Art doesn’t have to be created, just the idea is good enough to be called art. 2. ____Art can be a performance, text, or a set of instructions. 3. ____Art is something that should be experienced. 4. ____Art can be a tin can with shit in it. What is art?

3. Conceptual Art The movement began in the early 20th century.
Conceptual art is based on the concept that art may exist solely as an idea and not in the physical realm.
Influenced by the Dada movement. Conceptual art also had roots in the work of the father of Dadaism, Marcel Duchamp, who was also the creator of the "ready-made."
It was a major turning point in 20th century art, challenging notions about art, society, politics, and the media with its theory that art is ideas. Specifically, that art can be written, published, performed, fabricated, or simply thought.

4. Knowledge and thought gained in artistic production was more important than the finished product.
It challenged the importance of traditional art, the use of materials, techniques and rules.
It rejecting the importance of the creator or a talent in the traditional art forms such as painting and sculpture.
The use of text is very common, it also typically incorporates photographs, instructions, maps, and videos.
Rather, Conceptual works were meant to be proactive and questioning to the nature of art.
Conceptual art was the forerunner for installation, digital, and performance art, more generally art that can be experienced.

6. Photograph of Marcel Duchamp.

10. Photographs of
Yoko Ono & John Lennon