HISTART 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Sol Lewitt, Lee Lozano, Conceptual Art
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The viewers were supposed to partake in the art"s creation by taking and peeling the oranges, but they first needed permission to take an orange because not everyone was allowed to have one. The work doesn"t exist without the active people. The purchase would be temporary because eventually the oranges would rot. The focus is on the idea and not the expression. Conceptual art making, which impacts the world. I will leave the artwork alone (unchanged - the purchaser) There was a revolution and political turmoil during that time period. I am more than someone who creates commodities to rich people. The owners could technically do whatever they wanted to the art at the time following its purchase. Robert morris drives a forklift during the installation of his whitney exhibition. Artists were now committed to political issues. Shifts in their view of themselves, as they considered themselves to be workers.
