During the Exhibition the Gallery Will Be Closed
Contemporary Art and the Paradoxes of Conceptualism
by Camiel van Winkel

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Author(s)

Camiel van Winkel

Publication

Amsterdam : Valiz, 2012

Scope

304 Pages, illustrated, 23 cm.

ISBN

9789078088561

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In this compilation of essays Camiel van Winkel uncovers the conceptual roots of contemporary art. He shows that the art of today as a whole is essentially ‘post-conceptual’. The production and reception of art are determined by the cultural dominance of information, the professionalisation of artistic practices, and the applicability of the criteria of ‘good design’. This post-conceptual perspective offers a new and revealing insight into the systematics of contemporary art and artisthood, in particular with regard to the relation between conceptual and visual aspects, the meaning of theoretical discourse, and the role of institutions and mediators.

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Keywords

various disciplines , art theory

Remarks

Incl. Bibliography and Index.