Tag Archives: Conceptual Art

1998: Beyond the Skin

Posted on August 7, 2018 by corvusfugit

Inga hears from a friend that there is an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, and decides to go see it. She thinks for a moment and recalls that the museum is on 53rd Street, so she walks to … Continue reading →

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1970: Wet Paint

Posted on August 6, 2018 by corvusfugit

Adrian Piper: Catalysis III (1970)

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2106: Transitional Object

Posted on April 15, 2018 by corvusfugit

In 2016, Cornelia Parker installed this replica of the house from Hitchcock’s Psycho on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York city. It’s made from repurposed wood from a red barn; the title of the work … Continue reading →

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2004: The Weather Project

Posted on November 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ólafur Elíasson: The Weather Project, an art installation at Tate Modern in London, 2004. Photo by Adrian Rowbotham (source). More information here.

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2011: Surface to Air

Posted on October 24, 2017 by corvusfugit

Thomas Doyle: Surface to Air (2011)

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2006: Wilderness

Posted on October 16, 2017 by corvusfugit

Mark Dion: Mobile Wilderness Wolf Unit (2006)

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2010: Fire

Posted on September 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Tanapol Kaewpring: Untitled (2010)

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2009: Landscape (with Sheep)

Posted on September 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Levi van Veluw: Landscape (2008) (source)

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2014: Fence

Posted on September 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Alyson Shotz: Mirror Fence (2003-2014)

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1968: Blood of the Poets

Posted on August 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

For her piece Blood of a Poet Box (1965-8), Eleanor Antin collected blood specimens from 100 poets, which she preserved and labeled in glass slides. The work alludes to Jean Cocteau’s 1930 film Le Sang d’un Poète [Blood of a … Continue reading →

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