Tuesday 27 September 2011

Joseph Kosuth

I've started to look at conceptual artists that question what art is an what objects are. the top of this list starts with Joseph Kosuth. Kosuth is an American conceptual artist who in his work tackles issues of what is worth more, a photo of an object, the object or the definition of  the object?




he also address the importance of text in the world and how people respond to it. he has done this by using neon lights and simple text.
i think this is a very witty approach to the issue of what art is, if the concept is more important than the physical object, and if people should view these differently.


References:
Verzotti, Giorgio (28/02/2011). "Joseph Kosuth". Artforum international , 49 (6), p. 245.


1 comment:

  1. http://naiveconceptualist.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/meaningless-1/

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