One and Three Chairs
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| - | '''Conceptual art''' is [[art]] in which the [[concept]](s) or [[idea]](s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional [[Aesthetics|aesthetic]] and material concerns. Many of the works of the artist [[Sol LeWitt]] may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions.[http://www.franklinfurnace.org/history/flow/lewitt/lewitt.html] This method was fundamental to Lewitt's definition of Conceptual art, the first to appear in print: | ||
| - | :"In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art." – [[Sol LeWitt]], "Paragraphs on Conceptual Art", ''[[Artforum]]'', June 1967. | + | '''''One and Three Chairs''''', 1965, is a work by [[Joseph Kosuth]]. An example of [[conceptual art]], the piece consists of a [[chair]], a photograph of this chair, and an enlarged dictionary definition of the word "chair". The photograph depicts the chair as it is actually installed in the room, and thus the work changes each time it is installed in a new venue. |
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| - | For the layman, this quotation highlights a key difference between a conceptualist installation and a traditional work of art - that the conceptualist's work may require little or no physical craftsmanship in its execution, whereas traditional art is distinguished by requiring physical skill and the making of aesthetic choices. | + | |
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| - | The inception of the term in the 1960s referred to a strict and focused practice of idea-based art. Through its association with the [[Young British Artists]] and the [[Turner Prize]] during the 1990s, its popular usage, particularly in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], developed as as synonym for all [[contemporary art]] that does not practise the traditional skills of [[painting]] and [[sculpture]]. | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | *[[Anti-anti-art]] | + | |
| - | *[[Contemporary art]] | + | |
| - | *[[Danger music]] | + | |
| - | *[[Postmodern art]] | + | |
| - | *[[Found art]] | + | |
| - | *[[Installation art]] | + | |
| - | *[[Modern art]] | + | |
| - | *[[Video art]] | + | |
| - | *[[Visual arts]] | + | |
| - | *[[Classificatory disputes about art]] | + | |
| - | *[[Net art]] | + | |
| - | *[[Information art]] | + | |
| - | *[[Conceptual architecture]] | + | |
| - | *[[Neo-conceptual art]] | + | |
| - | *[[Moscow Conceptualists]] | + | |
| - | *[[Gutai group]] | + | |
| - | *[[Systems art]] | + | |
| - | *[[Experiments in Art and Technology]] | + | |
| - | *[[Something Else Press]] | + | |
| - | *[[Intermedia]] | + | |
| - | *[[Romantic conceptualism]] | + | |
| - | ===Individual works=== | + | |
| - | *[[Fountain (Duchamp)|''Fountain'']] | + | |
| - | *''[[The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even]]'' | + | |
| - | *''[[One and Three Chairs]]'' | + | |
| + | Two elements of the work remain constant: a copy of a dictionary definition of the word "chair" and a diagram with instructions for installation. Both bear Kosuth's signature. Under the instructions, the installer is to choose a chair, place it before a wall, and take a photograph of the chair. This photo is to be enlarged to the size of the actual chair and placed on the wall to the left of the chair. Finally, a blow-up of the copy of the dictionary definition is to be hung to the right of the chair, its upper edge aligned with that of the photograph. | ||
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One and Three Chairs, 1965, is a work by Joseph Kosuth. An example of conceptual art, the piece consists of a chair, a photograph of this chair, and an enlarged dictionary definition of the word "chair". The photograph depicts the chair as it is actually installed in the room, and thus the work changes each time it is installed in a new venue.
Two elements of the work remain constant: a copy of a dictionary definition of the word "chair" and a diagram with instructions for installation. Both bear Kosuth's signature. Under the instructions, the installer is to choose a chair, place it before a wall, and take a photograph of the chair. This photo is to be enlarged to the size of the actual chair and placed on the wall to the left of the chair. Finally, a blow-up of the copy of the dictionary definition is to be hung to the right of the chair, its upper edge aligned with that of the photograph.
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