conceptual art

noun

often capitalized C

: an art form in which the artist's intent is to convey a concept rather than to create an art object

conceptual artist noun often capitalized C

Examples of conceptual art in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Inside, the space is transformed into a conceptual art version of a child's ball pit, filled with hundreds of white balloons, inviting visitors to engage with the work physically and emotionally. —Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

Work by the quartet will be on display at the Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Bradford, England, from September 27, 2025, to February 22, 2026, with the winner of the prestigious conceptual art award announced at a December 9 ceremony in Bradford. —News Desk, Artforum, 23 Apr. 2025

But that relief was as ephemeral as one of her conceptual art pieces. —Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025

The trend was toward conceptual art, and the YBA (Young British Artists) were putting animals in formaldehyde (Damien Hirst) or photographing anonymous subjects with placards (Gillian Wearing). —Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for conceptual art

• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart
• upstart