Conceptual art
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Conceptual art, also referred to as conceptualism, is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work are prioritized equally to or more than traditional aesthetic, technical, and material conce
Marcel Duchamp, Fountain, 1917. Photograph by Alfred Stieglitz
Robert Rauschenberg, Portrait of Iris Clert 1961
Art & Language, Art-Language Vol. 3 Nr. 1, 1974
Lawrence Weiner. Bits & Pieces Put Together to Present a Semblance of a Whole, The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 2005.
Comedian (artwork)
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Comedian is a 2019 artwork by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Created in an edition of three, it appears as a fresh banana duct-taped to a wall. As a work of conceptual art, it consists of a certifi
Conceptual art
…sculpture features a poem by Scottish poet Ian Hamilton Finlay (1924–2006) with just two words: all alone. 2019: Maurizio Cattelan sells two editions of Comedian, which appears as a banana duct taped to a wall, for US$120,000 each, garnering significant media attention. Kevin Abosch (born 1969…
The 2019 presentation
Recreation of Comedian