MPC 201 Lecture 11: Art Classical Tradition 2
18 Jan 2019
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Marcel duchamp (french, 1887-1968), the standard stoppages, 1913-17. Ideas are stressed over formal qualities or the expressive object: documentation, language (semiotics the sign, use of photography. Instructions, often without an actual art object or finished product. Joseph kosuth (american, born 1945), one and three chairs, 1965: physical chair, photo of chair, written definition of chair on a wall, all share similar idea. Joseph kosuth (american, born 1945), titled (art as idea as idea)", 1965: photo of the dictionary definition of art, no artist"s hand in this work, meta and subjective. Joseph kosuth (american, born 1945), box, cube, empty, clear, glass a description, 1965: tells that the same object can have so many different meanings, descriptions, characteristics , semiotics. Sol lewitt"s paragraph on conceptual art, june 1967: concept is preconceived about the perception of the work, in conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work.
