#Lies of p concept art series#
In it Kosuth introduces a concept that he was to employ and develop in his retrospectively-titled “Proto-Investigations” series (for example One and Three Chairs) by juxtaposing a textual description of an object – “GREY CONCRETE FLOOR SURFACE” - with its physical counterpart. Untitled, Grey Concrete Floor Surface is one of the artist's groundbreaking works from his most important and influential period. So, scroll down, and find out what are the most expensive Joseph Kosuth art pieces sold at auctions. Many of his works were sold at auctions for 6 figures prices, but in this article, we will focus on 10 most expensive ones. He is well known for works inspired by complex relations between art and language, while his neon works have been quite popular both among art lovers and collectors (in November and December, Sean Kelly Gallery from New York organized an exhibition of Joseph Kosuth where around 40 neon works by the great artist were exhibited).Īs we already mentioned, Kosuth, as one of the most important artists of the second half of the 20th Century is quite popular among collectors. One of the most recognized conceptual artists, Kosuth belongs to a broadly international generation of conceptual artists that began to emerge in the mid-1960s, stripping art of personal emotion, reducing it to nearly pure information or idea and greatly playing down the art object. So, yes, conceptual art is collectable, and speaking about this important art movement and art market, it’s simply impossible not to mention Joseph Kosuth art. This is a very complex topic, and unfortunately we do not have enough space here to elaborate it, but we can say that there are different ways of collecting conceptual art. In our article about Marina Abramovic pieces you should know, we mentioned the problem of collecting performance and conceptual art, or to be more precise, we posed a question: Is it possible to collect conceptual or performance art at all? What is “a piece” in conceptual art? Is it something touchable, a physical object, or is it idea that represents a core of the whole movement? If a conceptual art “piece” is an idea, how is it collectible, how can it be sold at auctions?
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