conceptualism
noun
con·cep·tu·al·ism
kən-ˈsep-chə-wə-ˌli-zəm 
-chü-ə-,
-chə-ˌli-,
-shwə-ˌli-
1
: a theory in philosophy intermediate between realism and nominalism that universals exist in the mind as concepts of discourse or as predicates which may be properly affirmed of reality
2
often capitalized
: conceptual art
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His explorations in installation, video, and painting coalesced around his great influences: Pop art and conceptualism.
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 19 July 2024
Rubinstein was a founder of Russian conceptualism, a pie-in-your-face response to the socialist realism favored by the Soviet regime.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 26 Jan. 2024
Where Álvarez Muñoz uses the more oblique language of conceptualism, Rosas is preoccupied by craft.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
Echoes of Truitt’s humanistic, contemplative conceptualism might be detected in Roni Horn’s cast glass shapes, or in the approach of a younger generation of abstract painters such as Laura Owens and Amy Sillman—artists who convey private meaning without relying on narrative or easily read imagery.
—Megan O’Grady, The New Yorker, 15 June 2022
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 19 July 2024
Rubinstein was a founder of Russian conceptualism, a pie-in-your-face response to the socialist realism favored by the Soviet regime.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 26 Jan. 2024
Where Álvarez Muñoz uses the more oblique language of conceptualism, Rosas is preoccupied by craft.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
Echoes of Truitt’s humanistic, contemplative conceptualism might be detected in Roni Horn’s cast glass shapes, or in the approach of a younger generation of abstract painters such as Laura Owens and Amy Sillman—artists who convey private meaning without relying on narrative or easily read imagery.
—Megan O’Grady, The New Yorker, 15 June 2022
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“Conceptualism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceptualism. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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