Book TitleConceptual Art : an American Perspective
Number of Pages216 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1994
TopicConceptual, Reference
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorRobert C. Morgan
FormatLibrary Binding
Dimensions
Item Weight13.6 Oz
Item Length8.7 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-045387
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal709/.04/075
SynopsisDuring the mid-1960s avant-garde artists in New York developed a multimedia art form devoted to ideas instead of objects.A history of the movement can be traced back to the minimal art and the earlier works of Marcel Duchamp, the black paintings of Ad Reinhardt and the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein. By 1965, such artists as Mel Bochner and Joseph Kosuth were turning away from conventional art and viewing art as a concept, based primarily upon language.