conceptualist

noun

con·​cep·​tu·​al·​ist kən-ˈsep-chə-wə-list How to pronounce conceptualist (audio)
-chü-ə-,
-chə-list,
-shwə-list
: an adherent to the tenets of conceptualism or of conceptual art

Examples of conceptualist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Trained in traditional art-making approaches from high school through college at Jersey City State College (now New Jersey City University) and graduate school at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Gaines was inspired by the minimalist and early conceptualists of the 1960s. Adam Bradley, New York Times, 16 May 2024 Einstürzende Neubauten have always been expert conceptualists — true artists who create works meant to be interpreted and felt more than to be intellectualized. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024 Instead, the gallery has nurtured a new generation of West Coast conceptualists who apply the philosophical rigor and satirical swagger of the 1960s and ’70s to contemporary issues like marginalization and decolonization. Zachary Small, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024 Among them are Faith Ringgold and Charles White, the distinguished elders of the exhibition; Lorna Simpson and David Hammons, celebrated conceptualists of the ’80s and ’90s; and a troupe of younger artists including Tiona Nekkia McClodden, Sondra Perry and Farah Al Qasimi. New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for conceptualist 

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Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of conceptualist was in 1785

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“Conceptualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conceptualist. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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