A form of conceptual art, which emerged in the late 1960s, centered on the critique of museums, galleries, private collections, and other art institutions. Artists working in this vein use a range of strategies to expose the ideologies and power structures underlying the circulation, display, and discussion of art.
Institutional critique
7 examples
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Marcel Duchamp In Advance of the Broken Arm August 1964 (fourth version, after lost original of November 1915)
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Marcel Broodthaers Pot of Mussels 1968
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Hans Haacke Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Board of Trustees 1974
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Daniel Buren One Painting in Four Elements for One Wall 1969-77
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Andrea Fraser Museum Highlights: A Gallery Talk 1989
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Walid Raad My neck is thinner than a hair: Engines 1996-2001
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Fred Wilson An Average Day I 2003