By The Art Assignment

Sometimes art is paintings, and sometimes it's a chair. Why?

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By Dr. Leta Y. Ming, Dr. Thomas Folland

Conceptualism questions art’s role as a showcase for the creative genius and technical abilities of the artist.

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By Dr. Charles Cramer, Dr. Kim Grant

The purpose of the readymade is fundamentally conceptual. Any objection that the object is not beautiful, or did not require any skill to make, misses the point.

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By Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker

Must art be Beautiful? And just what is beauty anyway?

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By The Art Assignment

Artist Maurizio Cattelan duct taped a banana to a wall. Why did it capture our attention, curiosity, and memes? What does it mean?

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