Conceptual Art Books

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“A Voyage on the North Sea”: Art in the Age of the Post-Medium Condition “A Voyage on the North Sea”: Art in the Age of the Post-Medium Condition (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.86 — 130 ratings — published 2000
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The Address Book The Address Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.12 — 926 ratings — published 1998
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Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 to 1972 Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 to 1972 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.24 — 285 ratings — published 1972
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The Creative Reflective Practitioner: Research Through Making and Practice The Creative Reflective Practitioner: Research Through Making and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.29 — 53,263 ratings — published 1979
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Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.90 — 7,815 ratings — published 2018
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Between Modernism and Conceptual Art: A Critical Response Between Modernism and Conceptual Art: A Critical Response (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 1997
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Work Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.07 — 14 ratings — published
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Maintenant 18: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art Maintenant 18: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published
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Speculation as a Mode of Production Speculation as a Mode of Production (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.67 — 6 ratings — published
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Reproducing Autonomy: Work, Money, Crisis and Contemporary Art Reproducing Autonomy: Work, Money, Crisis and Contemporary Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.87 — 6,079 ratings — published 2008
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Knowledge Beside Itself: Contemporary Art's Epistemic Politics (Sternberg Press) Knowledge Beside Itself: Contemporary Art's Epistemic Politics (Sternberg Press)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.60 — 10 ratings — published
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Goshka Macuga: Before the Beginning and after the End Goshka Macuga: Before the Beginning and after the End (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Goshka Macuga: Exhibit, A Goshka Macuga: Exhibit, A (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 2013
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.96 — 343,668 ratings — published 2012
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Sophie Calle: Take Care of Yourself Sophie Calle: Take Care of Yourself (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.59 — 381 ratings — published 2007
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Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976 Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956–1976 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published
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Women's Work: From Feminine Arts to Feminist Art Women's Work: From Feminine Arts to Feminist Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.51 — 122 ratings — published
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Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet: Ghosts and Monsters of the Anthropocene Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet: Ghosts and Monsters of the Anthropocene (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.42 — 666 ratings — published 2016
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Great Women Collectors Great Women Collectors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published 1999
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Art as Research: Opportunities and Challenges Art as Research: Opportunities and Challenges (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.19 — 16 ratings — published 2013
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Pedagogies of the Unknown: studying for a future, without guarantees Pedagogies of the Unknown: studying for a future, without guarantees (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Speculative Strategies in Interdisciplinary Arts Practice Speculative Strategies in Interdisciplinary Arts Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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The Wonder Paradox: Embracing the Weirdness of Existence and the Poetry of Our Lives The Wonder Paradox: Embracing the Weirdness of Existence and the Poetry of Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.97 — 207 ratings — published 2023
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Performance in Contemporary Art Performance in Contemporary Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.80 — 10 ratings — published
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Art & Today Art & Today (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.09 — 78 ratings — published 2007
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Sophie Calle: True Stories Sophie Calle: True Stories (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,252 ratings — published 1994
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Works Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.66 — 219 ratings — published 2002
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The Map As Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography The Map As Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.02 — 420 ratings — published 2009
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Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.20 — 76 ratings — published 1899
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Pages Pages (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.72 — 29 ratings — published 1969
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Aram Saroyan Aram Saroyan (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.07 — 45 ratings — published 1968
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Ray Johnson The Early Years Ray Johnson The Early Years (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Rothko/Sugimoto - Dark Paintings and Seascapes Rothko/Sugimoto - Dark Paintings and Seascapes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published 2012
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Hiroshi Sugimoto Hiroshi Sugimoto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.55 — 106 ratings — published 2005
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Cindy Sherman: Retrospective Cindy Sherman: Retrospective (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.36 — 285 ratings — published 1997
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On the Road On the Road (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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a, A Novel a, A Novel (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.92 — 13 ratings — published
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No Medium No Medium (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.90 — 51 ratings — published 2013
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Sheila Hicks: Weaving as Metaphor Sheila Hicks: Weaving as Metaphor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.63 — 54 ratings — published 2006
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Minimalism Minimalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.16 — 117 ratings — published 2000
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Salmon: A Red Herring Salmon: A Red Herring (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.56 — 48 ratings — published
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The Gift of Nothing The Gift of Nothing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,933 ratings — published 2005
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Marco Anelli: Portraits in the Presence of Marina Abramovic Marco Anelli: Portraits in the Presence of Marina Abramovic (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.60 — 40 ratings — published 2012
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Black Mountain College Dossiers No 4: Ray Johnson Black Mountain College Dossiers No 4: Ray Johnson (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.30 — 10 ratings — published 1997
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Andy Warhol: The Series Andy Warhol: The Series (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.40 — 5 ratings — published
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Andy Warhol (Icons of America) Andy Warhol (Icons of America)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 3.74 — 349 ratings — published 1997
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Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,870 ratings — published 1970
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Album Primo Avrilesque: un livre pour rire... (French Edition) Album Primo Avrilesque: un livre pour rire... (French Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as conceptual-art)
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 1897
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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 more sympathy than empathy.”
Luis Camnitzer

Edward St. Aubyn
“Our concept is sharing,' lisped Sam, 'as a waiter once said to me in a restaurant I never went back to. The food was delicious, but I couldn't get past the "concept". I can just about put up with conceptual art—if I'm caught in a thunderstorm and there's a warm gallery across the street—but conceptual food is out of the question.”
Edward St. Aubyn, Parallel Lines

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