{"id":21,"date":"2016-02-08T21:20:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T21:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2017-04-05T15:48:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T15:48:26","slug":"conceptual-art","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/conceptual-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Conceptual Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In his book on art, R. G. Collingwood claimed that the actual work of art was really the idea present in the mind of the artist.\u00a0 As if to support Collingwood\u2019s claim, conceptual artists began making art that was designed less to create a beautiful object and more centrally concerned to present ideas or concepts.\u00a0 Only one of the works in this unit is a traditional painting.\u00a0 The others are what are called \u201cinstallations,\u201d that is, works that are created in specific locations for a limited period in time.\u00a0 Conceptual art thus challenges many of the ideas people had about the nature of art.\u00a0 All three of these works also focus on language and its relationship to visual images, a topic that you will have the opportunity to discuss more fully when you address the philosophy questions at the end of the unit.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/conceptual-art-1\/\">Start:<strong>\u00a0Conceptual Art<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Exploration<\/strong> \u2192<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Select a piece\u00a0from below to pick up where you left off.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/conceptual-art-1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-115 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/The-Treachery-of-Images-e1456618476891-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/conceptual-art-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-116 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/One-and-Three-Chairs-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/conceptual-art-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-114 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/Language-Is-Not-Transparent-copy-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/Language-Is-Not-Transparent-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/Language-Is-Not-Transparent-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/Language-Is-Not-Transparent-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/Language-Is-Not-Transparent-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/Language-Is-Not-Transparent-copy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/philosophyatthemuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/02\/Philosophy-@-The-Virtual-Art-Museum-Conceptual-Art.pdf\">Click here to get the printable version of this section.<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his book on art, R. 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