The central tenet of conceptual art is that the concept - the idea behind the art work - is more important than the work itself. If you have the idea that gave rise to the work, you don't need to see or read the result to "get" it.
Ergo, now that I know the concept behind conceptual art and writing pet se, it means that I don't have to read or see any conceptual art, or think about any conceptual writers or artists, or their critics, ever.
QED. . . . And what a relief!
From Startles
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I was corresponding with a fellow poet recently about how difficult it is
to write now (right now); there are so many pressures from the outside,
that t...
1 week ago
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