“The Maze and Snares of Minimalism” (1993) by Carl Andre in front of Alfred Jensen’s “The World As It Really Is” (1977), on view in Rules & Repetition: Conceptual Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum The ...

Throughout history, certain works of art have done far more than decorate walls or fill galleries they have reshaped how we see the world. These pieces challenged conventions, introduced radical ...

So, let’s just go for it. What the hell happened in art history after the 1950s when the real, discrete art movements started to break down? That’s right — we’re taking the bull by the horns here, ...

Introduction : An invisible college in an Anglo-American world / Michael Corris -- The Formalist connection and originary myths of conceptual art / Frances Colpitt -- Content, context, and conceptual ...

Conceptual art can follow some pretty rigorous guidelines, but to make compelling art you also need to break the rules. Both principles resound in “Rules & Repetition: Conceptual Art at the Wadsworth ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, humbling the United ...

Lawrence Weiner, a leading figure in the conceptual art movement and contributor to the town of Vail’s public art collection, passed away Thursday at age 79. Weiner is best known for his text-based ...

Introduction / Peter Goldie and Elisabeth Schellekens -- Conceptual art as a kind of art -- On perceiving conceptual art / Peter Lamarque -- The dematerialization of the object / Derek Matravers -- ...

Danish artist Jens Haaning was recently loaned approximately $84,000 to recreate two of his earlier artworks. However, Haaning has decided to use the cash to create a new artwork—by keeping the money ...

Every week, Artnet News brings you Wet Paint, a gossip column of original scoops. This week, the column takes us to Los Angeles, for Tinsel Town’s annual art week. I think I’ll remember this Frieze ...

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