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Conceptualist

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con·cep·tu·al·ism  (kn-spch--lzm)
n.
1. Philosophy The doctrine, intermediate between nominalism and realism, that universals exist only within the mind and have no external or substantial reality.
2. A school of abstract art or an artistic doctrine that is concerned with the intellectual engagement of the viewer through conveyance of an idea and negation of the importance of the art object itself.
con·ceptu·al·ist adj. & n.
con·ceptu·al·istic adj.
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The showcasing of his early films and performance photographs in the vicinity of large-scale installations--two restored and a new one created for the occasion--wonderfully demonstrates the conceptualist nub of his work.
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