Conceptual Art: Theory, Myth, and Practice

by Michael Corris (Editor)

Conceptual art consisted of a loose collection of related practices that emerged worldwide during the 1960s and 1970s. This collection of essays offers readers a wealth of new research on the earliest international exhibitions of Conceptual art; new interpretations of some of its most important practitioners; and a reconsideration of the relationship between Conceptual art and the intellectual and social context of the 1960s and 1970s. Of special note are the contributions that focus on the explicitly social and political aspirations of this influential avant-garde artistic practice.

Genres: Art

380 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2003

Reviews

[Michael b]

this is a comprehensive and far reaching collection of essays on conceptual art and it's history. it's very very good; but unless you are very seriously interested in reading on the subject you might want to find another source as the reading is very thick. on the positive side the works cited as key are discussed in detail and theories are looked at in interesting ways; plus the writing is very captivating if you're into this kind of thing.