James Rosenquist

In a daring show in 1969 the Morsbroich Museum presented the first version of German Conceptual Art. In fact, conceptual artwork makes things very difficult for itself by holding that the only form of inventive value that’s solely professional is cognitive worth. Yes, there are hybrids, as between any two artwork varieties, but because of the confusion between the 2, I’d wish to focus on the variations for the sake of wanted clarity. The most pretentious conversations I’ve heard, and essentially the most pretentious wank I’ve seen; have been conceptual. Thanks to the primary solely Conceptual exhibition, January 5 – 31, 1969, arranged by Seth Siegelaub, their vendor, Conceptual Art introduced itself.

It is a mistake to assume conceptual artwork supersedes visual artwork, as a result of the two approaches have different objectives and challenges, and are as dissimilar as music and literature. It appears, then that with a purpose to be coherent, conceptual artwork must give up both the claim that the precise artwork is nothing apart from the idea, or the declare that the interpretative onus lies on the viewer. This form of openness, you will need to observe, isn’t one thing that fits in with the programme …

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