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1. Conceptual Artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach.

2. Rational judgements repeat rational judgements.

3. Illogical judgements lead to new experience.

4. Formal Art is essentially rational.

5. Irrational thoughts should be followed absolutely and logically.

6. If the artist changes his mind midw... See more

Sol LeWitt • Sentences on Conceptual Art (1969) - Tetragrammaton

Conceptual Art: A Critical Anthology

The text presents Sol LeWitt's insights on conceptual art, emphasizing the importance of ideas over traditional forms, the subjective nature of perception, and the unpredictable nature of the artistic process.

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The creation of rules is more creative than the destruction of them. Creation demands a higher level of reasoning and draws connections between cause and effect. The best rules are never stable or permanent, but evolve, naturally according to content or need.

Andrea Zittel • Andrea Zittel, "These Things I Know for Sure"

A line is a dot that went for a walk

-Paul Klee

Bits and pieces put together to create a semblance of a whole, by Lawrence Weiner

Begin with fragments

From smaller parts build a greater whole

Join your work together

Do it seamlessly well

Richard • From fragments you can build a greater whole

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