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Conceptual art: Quick Facts

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Also Known As post-object art • art-as-idea

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Eduardo Kac
Brazilian American artist
Felix Gonzalez-Torres: “Untitled”
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
American artist
Yoko Ono wearing a light-colored top hat, dark sunglasses, and a black suit jacket, standing in front of a colorful abstract background.
Yoko Ono
Japanese artist and musician
Maurizio Cattelan: Mini-Me
Maurizio Cattelan
Italian artist
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Lawrence Weiner
American artist
Francis Alÿs: REEL-UNREEL
Francis Alÿs
Belgian-born conceptual artist
Abraham Cruzvillegas stands with arms crossed in front of his enormous geometric wooden art installation in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.
Abraham Cruzvillegas
Mexican artist
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Laurie Anderson
American performance artist and author
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Danh Vo
Vietnamese-born artist
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Adrian Piper
American conceptual and performance artist
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Jenny Holzer
American conceptual artist
Baldessari, John
John Baldessari
American artist
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George Passmore
British artist
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Gilbert Proesch
British artist
Yves Klein: Portrait-Relief of Claude Pascal, Arman, and Martial Raysse
Yves Klein
French artist
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Sherrie Levine
American artist
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Alfredo Jaar
Chilean-born artist
Cildo Meireles: Babel
Cildo Meireles
Brazilian artist
Witness artists installing Sol LeWitt's wall drawings at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
Sol LeWitt
American artist
Joseph Kosuth: À propos (réflecteur de réflecteur)
Joseph Kosuth
American artist