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conceptual artist

American  
[kuhn-sep-choo-uhl ahr-tist] / kənˈsɛp tʃu əl ˈɑr tɪst /

noun

  1. a person who produces conceptual art.


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The conceptual artist is renowned for transforming words into eerie pronouncements, and here she scours the FBI’s files on the civil-rights movement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Pondering her return to sculpture after several decades as an acclaimed performance and conceptual artist, Fraser notes that the L.A. artists in this year’s biennial are united by the intersection of conceptual art and craft.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

The 18-carat gold, fully-functional toilet was part of an exhibition by the Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2025

That’s the explanation most visitors take away from Cattelan’s solo show, the first in more than two decades by a conceptual artist famous for a series of similarly eyebrow-raising works.

From Seattle Times Jun. 4, 2024

“I’m really excited to return to the garden and see what it brings,” says the conceptual artist Ja’Tovia Gary, 39.

From New York Times Aug. 30, 2023

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