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Questions about Conceptual art

Short answers, pulled from the story.

When did Sol LeWitt publish Paragraphs on Conceptual Art?

Sol LeWitt published Paragraphs on Conceptual Art in 1967. This text is considered by many to be the movement's manifesto and established a core rule for the new art form.

What year did Marcel Duchamp create Fountain?

Marcel Duchamp created Fountain in 1917. He signed this standard urinal basin with the pseudonym R.Mutt and submitted it to the Society of Independent Artists exhibition in New York.

Who coined the term concept art and when?

Henry Flynt coined the term concept art in 1961. He published an article bearing the same name in An Anthology of Chance Operations that described his concept art devolving from cognitive nihilism.

During which decade did conceptual art emerge as a movement?

Conceptual art emerged as a movement during the 1960s. It formed partly as a reaction against formalism articulated by New York critic Clement Greenberg.

Which artist won the Turner Prize in 2001 for Work No. 227 The lights going on and off?

Martin Creed won the Turner Prize in 2001 for Work No. 227: The lights going on and off. This piece featured an empty room where lights went on and off repeatedly.