Conceptual Art

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 Conceptual art emerged in the 1960’s offering up the premise that the idea behind the work is more important than the physical artifact of creation. Artists such as Sol Lewitt, Dan Graham, Joseph Kosuth and Louise Lawler challenged ideas of commodification and in the case of Sol Lewitt, presented written instructions as the work of art, thereby bringing into question concepts of authorship and artistic skill. This lack of regard for convention led to language-based art and other forms of artistic expression that shunned the traditional art-making forms of painting and sculpture, paving the way for generations to come.