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Conceptual Art
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Art then becomes a safety valve for the expression of individual and collective neuroses originating in the inability of coping with the environment. Its products serve as a retarded correction of perception braked by the system of conventions and stereotypes that stabilize society. They create a slightly updated system which, eventually assimilated by history, will require a new system and so on without end. Art objects serve as points of identification alienated from the consumer, requiring mo
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After a few months in my parents' basement, I took an apartment near the state university, where I discovered both crystal methamphetamine and conceptual art. Either one of these things are dangerous, but in combination they have the potential to destroy entire civilizations.
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― Me Talk Pretty One Day
― Me Talk Pretty One Day
This group is all about any books or other texts related to conceptual or performance art, insta…more
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We're a group of artists, writers and thinkers who are discussing art books and catalogs that ar…more
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Books that talk about art, and issues concerning art, in ways which help make our engagement wit…more
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