Global conceptualism : points of origin, 1950s-1980s /

Global Conceptualism: Points of Origin, 1950s-1980s challenges the canonical perception that conceptual art was simply one movement which spread internationally and acknowledges the important local circumstances which gave birth to conceptualist art in regions around the world. This book traces the...

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Other Authors:	Camnitzer, Luis, 1937- (Writer of introduction), Farver, Jane (Writer of introduction), Weiss, Rachel, 1954- (Writer of introduction), Beke, László, 1944-2022 (Contributor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Queens Museum of Art, [1999]
Subjects:	Conceptual art > Exhibitions. Art, Modern > 20th century > Exhibitions. Art, Modern. Conceptual art. 1900-1999 Exhibition catalogues. Exhibition catalogs. Catalogues d'exposition.
Summary:	Global Conceptualism: Points of Origin, 1950s-1980s challenges the canonical perception that conceptual art was simply one movement which spread internationally and acknowledges the important local circumstances which gave birth to conceptualist art in regions around the world. This book traces the history of this key development in 20th-century art which was marked by a shift from a consideration of the object to that of the idea. Covering three decades of idea-based art, this book features works by more than 135 artists from Asia, Western Europe and Eastern Europe, Latin America, North America, the Soviet Union (Russia), Africa, and Australia and New Zealand. This catalogue is published in conjunction with a major touring exhibition organized by the Queens Museum of Art, Queens, New York.