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Encyclopedia > 1998 in art

See also: 1997 in art, other events of 1998, 1999 in art, list of years in art, List_of_art_events.

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Conceptual art is based on the simple but revolutionary premise that art should be mainly about ideas instead of objects.
Consequently, their work can be baffling because it does not fit conventional definitions of what art is and often it doesn't fit comfortably into the spaces we associate with viewing art, such as galleries or museums.
One of Duchamp's important contributions to modern art was the creation of the "readymade." Readymades were mass produced objects, selected by the artist and elevated to the realm of art by virtue of having been chosen.
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