conceptual art

noun

A genre of art in which the transmission of ideas is more important than the creation of an art object

Meanings

nounconceptual art (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA genre of art in which the transmission of ideas is more important than the creation of an art object

    Synonyms: anti-object art, post-object art

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA genre of art in which the transmission of ideas is more important than the creation of an art object

Translations

Catalan art conceptual
  • art conceptualgenre of art
Czech konceptuální umění
  • konceptuální uměnígenre of art
Dutch conceptuele kunst
  • conceptuele kunstgenre of art
Finnish käsitetaide
  • käsitetaidegenre of art
French art conceptuel
  • art conceptuelgenre of art
German Konzeptkunst
  • Konzeptkunstgenre of art
Greek εννοιολογική τέχνη
  • εννοιολογική τέχνη (ennoiologikí téchni)genre of art
Hungarian konceptuális művészet
  • konceptuális művészetgenre of art
Latvian konceptuālā māksla
  • konceptuālā mākslagenre of art
Polish sztuka konceptualna
  • sztuka konceptualnagenre of art
Russian концептуа́льное иску́сство
  • концептуа́льное иску́сство (konceptuálʹnoje iskússtvo)genre of art
Spanish arte conceptual
  • arte conceptualgenre of art
Ukrainian концептуа́льне мисте́цтво
  • концептуа́льне мисте́цтво (konceptuálʹne mystéctvo)genre of art
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Chicago

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