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CONCEPTUAL STYLE

In 1967, artist Sol LeWitt wrote that in “Conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work.” He was giving a name to an art movement that had emerged in the 1960s in which artists were less focused on their medium being something traditionally “artistic” and instead engaged in using any object, movement, form, action or place to express an idea.

LeWitt’s work was featured alongside an assemblage of notes, drawings and outlines by other artists in “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art,” a groundbreaking show at New York City’s School of Visual Arts curated by Mel Bochner, another leading exponent of Conceptualism. Building on radical 20th-century statements, like Fountain (1917) by French artist Marcel Duchamp, Conceptual artists around Europe and North and South America were not interested in the commercial art scene and rather directly challenged its systems and values.

Stretching into the 1970s, this movement has also been called Post-Object art and Dematerialized art. Conceptual art reflected a larger era of social and political upheaval. Pieces associated with the style range from Roelof Louw’s Soul City (Pyramid of Oranges) (1967) — a work of installation art that sees fresh oranges stacked into a pyramid from which visitors are allowed to take one orange away — to On Kawara’s “Today” series, which saw the Japanese artist carefully painting a date in white acrylic on canvases consisting of a single color from 1966 to his death in 2014. Artists such as Ed Ruscha, who created the Twentysix Gasoline Stations book — a collection of photos of gas stations that is widely said to be the first modern artists’ book — made photography a major platform for Conceptual art, as did Bruce Nauman, who burned one of Ruscha's books and then photographed it for his own.

Conceptual art’s legacy of questioning artistic authorship, ownership and how to work with complex ideas of space and time had a significant influence on the decades of culture that followed, and it continues to inform art today.

The collection of Conceptual photography, paintings and sculptures on 1stDibs includes artworks by John Baldessari, Jenny Holzer, Lawrence Weiner, Joseph Kosuth and others.

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Style: Conceptual
Cosa Mentale (Abstract Photography)
Cosa Mentale (Abstract Photography)

Cosa Mentale (Abstract Photography)

By Gianfranco Pezzot

Located in London, GB

Cosa Mentale (Abstract Photography) Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper — Unframed. Edition 6 + 2 AP This work is part of the "Humanistic Reciprocity". This series...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Pigment

A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Memory Trace"
A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Memory Trace"

A Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype, "Memory Trace"

By Annalise Neil

Located in San Diego, CA

A one of a kind 20x11.25 Conceptually Alternative Cyanotype executed on Hahnemuhle Sumi-E Paper by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purch...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Photographic Film

"Untitled 5.20" Still Life Photography 16' x 24' in Ed of 15 by García De Marina

"Untitled 5.20" Still Life Photography 16' x 24' in Ed of 15 by García De Marina

By García De Marina

Located in Culver City, CA

"Untitled 5.20" Still Life Photography 16' x 24' in Ed of 15 by García De Marina Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the artist Not framed. Ships rolled in tu...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Raven Skull" Diptych from Comparative Anatomy Portfolio Pacific Northwest 1993
"Raven Skull" Diptych from Comparative Anatomy Portfolio Pacific Northwest 1993

"Raven Skull" Diptych from Comparative Anatomy Portfolio Pacific Northwest 1993

Located in Portland, OR

DIANNE KORNBERG (1945) RAVEN SKULL, Diptych from Comparative Anatomy Portfolio, 1993 A selenium toned gelatin silver print edition 7/15. Housed in a high quality hardwood frame with acid free and UV materials. Kornberg is a Professor Emerita at Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon, she relocated her studio to an Island in the San Juan Archipelago in Washington State. Since that time she has been collaborating with two poets, making prints that are photo based but also incorporate drawing, painting, software artifacts and text. Kornberg earned a BFA from the University of Washington...

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1990s Conceptual Art

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Christo, Lower Manhattan Packed Buildings (Monuments) - Signed Print
Christo, Lower Manhattan Packed Buildings (Monuments) - Signed Print

Christo, Lower Manhattan Packed Buildings (Monuments) - Signed Print

By Christo

Located in Hamburg, DE

Christo (American-Bulgarian, b. 1935) Lower Manhattan Packed Buildings (2 Broadway and 20 Exchange Place, from Monuments), 1968 Medium: Offset and screen print on Bristol board Dimen...

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20th Century Conceptual Art

Materials

Offset, Screen

Conceptual Collage, "In Search Of Enlightenment 5"
Conceptual Collage, "In Search Of Enlightenment 5"

Conceptual Collage, "In Search Of Enlightenment 5"

Located in San Diego, CA

This is a one of a kind original conceptual paper collage by Southern California artist, May-Ling Martinez. It is framed as pictured. Its dimensions are 20"x27.5". A certificate of a...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Paper

"Grow" - Contemporary Street Sign Sculpture
"Grow" - Contemporary Street Sign Sculpture

"Grow" - Contemporary Street Sign Sculpture

By Scott Froschauer

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Scott Froschauer is an experimental artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, where his primary focus is exploring new spaces and techniques for communication. This series "Word on ...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Metal

Mia San Mia (Signed by Hans Haacke at Paula Cooper Gallery), Hardback Monograph
Mia San Mia (Signed by Hans Haacke at Paula Cooper Gallery), Hardback Monograph

Mia San Mia (Signed by Hans Haacke at Paula Cooper Gallery), Hardback Monograph

By Hans Haacke

Located in New York, NY

Hans Haacke Mia San Mia (Hand signed by Hans Haacke), 2001 Hardback monograph (hand signed by Hans Haacke) Signed by Hans Haacke in black marker on the title page 10 × 8 × 1 inches Provenance Hand signed by Hans Haacke for the present owner at a special event held at 192 Books in Manhattan (owned by Paula Cooper) This exquisite European hardcover monograph with dust jacket was hand signed by Hans Haacke in black marker on the title page for the present owner at a special event held at 192 Books in Manhattan (owned by Paula Cooper). Highly collectible. Makes an excellent gift. Published by the Generali Foundation, Austria on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition. About the exhibition: Hans Haacke (born in 1936 in Cologne, GER, has lived in New York, USA, since 1965) focused on "a single problem area: how the country deals with its history and national identity. More than I care for, these questions stir up emotions both in Austria and Germany." Haacke had been originally concerned with physical and biological systems. Very early on, his artistic practice also included the analysis of and reflection on socio-political phenomena. Haacke's work deals with social and political themes. He considers the debates arising from his works - fierce at times - to be an integral part of them. "Mia san mia" (We Are Who We Are...

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Early 2000s Conceptual Art

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Fins Ap
Fins Ap

Fins Ap

By Ap Verheggen

Located in Brecon, Powys

Title: Fins Ap Type: Laughing Wall Shark ​ Another wall creation from this much acclaimed Dutch artist. Epoxy, painted White Length 59", Height 1...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

Living Large - Original Canvas - Signed

Living Large - Original Canvas - Signed

By Nelson De La Nuez

Located in New York, NY

Homages to Mr. Monopoly. Conceptual. Vintage magazines in the background to create the narrative. One of a kind. About the Artist: NELSON DE LA NUEZ is one of the most sough...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor, Newsprint

"Untitled 1.20" Photography 24' x 16' inch Edition of 15 by García De Marina

"Untitled 1.20" Photography 24' x 16' inch Edition of 15 by García De Marina

By García De Marina

Located in Culver City, CA

"Untitled 1.20" Photography 24' x 16' inch Edition of 15 by García De Marina Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the artist García de Marina was born in Gijó...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

EXP_4873.RAW
EXP_4873.RAW

EXP_4873.RAW

By Maurizio Sapia

Located in Greifswald, DE

„According to some theories, the human brain encodes images through a process that takes place in several stages. At the beginning, the images are organized into two-dimensional sket...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Panel, Inkjet

Silence, Conceptual Etching by Kim Tschang-yeul
Silence, Conceptual Etching by Kim Tschang-yeul

Silence, Conceptual Etching by Kim Tschang-yeul

Located in Long Island City, NY

Kim Tschang-yeul, Korean (1929 - 2021) - Silence, Year: 1970, Medium: Etching on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 60/90, Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm), Publi...

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1970s Conceptual Art

Materials

Etching

Go, Conceptual Screenprint by Rib Bloomfield
Go, Conceptual Screenprint by Rib Bloomfield

Go, Conceptual Screenprint by Rib Bloomfield

Located in Long Island City, NY

Rib Bloomfield, English (1948 - ) - Go, Year: circa 1990, Medium: Screenprint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 103/110, Image Size: 32.5 x 30 inches, Size: 37.75...

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1990s Conceptual Art

Materials

Screen

Experiencing Anxiety (Abstract Photography)
Experiencing Anxiety (Abstract Photography)

Experiencing Anxiety (Abstract Photography)

By Gianfranco Pezzot

Located in London, GB

Experiencing Anxiety (Abstract Photography) Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper. Unframed. Edition 6 + 2 AP - Edition 2/6 This new series titled Neurosis brings t...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Paper

Untitled, MT Inv. No 3-8-236 – Miroslav Tichy, Woman, Czech, Photography

Untitled, MT Inv. No 3-8-236 – Miroslav Tichy, Woman, Czech, Photography

By Miroslav Tichy

Located in Zurich, CH

Miroslav Tichý (*1926, Czech Republic) Untitled, MT Inv. No 3-8-236 Unknown, ca. 1970-1990 Silver Gelatin Print Sheet 16,8 x 11,8 cm (6 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.) Unique Print only Tichý, practically reinventing photography from scratch, reconstitutes pictorialism along with it, and not as a distortion of the medium but as something like its essence. What counts for him is not only the image - just one moment in the photographic process - but also the chemical activity of the materials, which is never entirely stable or complete, and the delimitation of the results via cropping and framing. Marginal and exceptionally voyeuristic, in his methods Tichý could be described as an “art brut photographer” yet he is also marked by classical influences. Though his images are produced with poor-quality equipment and carelessly shot, they offer an idiosyncratic and almost hallucinatory vision of a fantastical, eroticised reality. With his endless return to the same subject and the volume and regularity of his production, Tichý’s work draws many parallels to certain practices of conceptual art during the same period. – Art, Black and White...

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Late 20th Century Conceptual Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Japanese Contemporary Art By Kojun - Ku
Japanese Contemporary Art By Kojun - Ku

Japanese Contemporary Art By Kojun - Ku

By Kojun

Located in Paris, IDF

Lego, discarded wood, gilder’s bole This work was created for an exhibit as part of the artistic unit SHIKŌ, a collaborative effort between sculptors Kanji Hasegawa, Isaji Yugo, and...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Plastic, Driftwood

Steel & Iron Sculpture Titled: Nail Head
Steel & Iron Sculpture Titled: Nail Head

Steel & Iron Sculpture Titled: Nail Head

By Chris Riccardo

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

EDUCATION: 1990 - BFA- College of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston, MA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: PRESENT STUDIO 740- ARTIST/ STUDIO MANAGER, Helena, MT ASSISTANT CURATOR OF EDUCATION- HOLTER MUSEUM OF ART, Helena, MT 1998-2014 SCULPTURE DEPART. CHAIR/ FOUNDRY DIRECTOR - Armory Art Center,WPB, FL 2012 SUMMER RESIDENT ARTIST @ THE ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION, Helena, MT 2010 ELECTED MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, WPB, FL DESIGNED & FABRICATED SENIOR GIFT SCULPTURE - Northwood University, WPB, FL 2008 DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Judge Knott Award, Historical Society of Palm Beach County DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Providencia Award- Palm Beach County Convention Bureau, WPB, FL FINALIST - My Wendy, My Way, Wendy’s International, Dublin, OH 2003 DESIGNED & FABRICATED CEE CEE LYLES MEMORIAL- Veteran’s Park, Ft. Pierce, FL 1998 - 1996 RDK STUDIOS - Owner/Operator, FIne Art Bronze Foundry, Riviera Beach, FL EXHIBITIONS: 2015 CHRIS RICCARDO & FRIENDS, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID 16TH ANNUAL SMALLL ARTWORKS INVITATIONAL, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID 2014 ON & OFF THE WALL: SOFLO CERAMICS, The Art Gallery @ Eissey Campus Gallery ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL IN LIQUID 15, Philadelphia, PA 2013 NCECA 2013: Resident Artist Exhibtion, NCECA 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL THE INVISIBLE HOURDE: Unit 1 Gallery, WPB, FL 2012 ARCHIE BRAY @ the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA RESIDENT ARTIST EXHIBITION: Bray Warehouse Galley, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT MUSES & SIRENS: CHRIS RICCARDO & JACQUES De BEAUFORT, The Art GAllery @ Eissey Campus, PBG, FL PALM BEACH ART & ANTIQUES, JF Gallery, WPB, FL SMALL FAVORS VII- The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA BEYOND THE BRICKYARD ( 4th Annual Juried Exhibition ) Juried by Richard Shaw...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Steel, Iron

"Argentina", Mixed Media on Linen with Assemblage Elements, Signed, 1985
"Argentina", Mixed Media on Linen with Assemblage Elements, Signed, 1985

"Argentina", Mixed Media on Linen with Assemblage Elements, Signed, 1985

Located in Astoria, NY

Roni Nicholson (American, XX), "Argentina", Mixed Media on Linen with Assemblage Elements, 1985, signed, titled, dated, and inscribed "Red painting with child's black shirt" verso, u...

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1980s Conceptual Art

Materials

Textile, Linen, Found Objects, Oil

L.I.C. (Blue) (Abstract painting)
L.I.C. (Blue) (Abstract painting)

L.I.C. (Blue) (Abstract painting)

By Peter Soriano

Located in London, GB

L.I.C. (Blue) (Abstract painting) Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed. L.I.C refers to Long Island City where Soriano currently has his studio. This drawing focuses of objects and elements within it, in particular the remnants of old closets...

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2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil

V: Dogmatic thinking  (Abstract Painting)
V: Dogmatic thinking  (Abstract Painting)

V: Dogmatic thinking (Abstract Painting)

By Gianfranco Pezzot

Located in London, GB

V: Dogmatic thinking (Abstract Painting) Archival Pigment Print on Ilford Smooth Pearl paper. Unframed. This abstract work is part of the series titled Dichotomy of a Human Brain...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Paper

Conceptual art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Conceptual art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Reinhard Görner, Kojun, Jose Sierra, and xulong zhang. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Conceptual art, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $45 and tops out at $500,000, while the average work sells for $2,465.