1)Why is the "viewer" an important element in conceptual art?
The viewer has to have a more active response because the work is not in the traditional form.
2)Why was it so difficult for people to accept the "Fountain" by Duchamp, as art?
Before "Fountain" people were not challenged to question what art was, for up to that point people assumed art would be a painting or a sculpture.
3)What question did Duchamp pose with his "readymades"? Explain with examples.
The basic question Duchamp posed was "What makes a piece of art?". For example "'Could this urinal be an artwork?'". Also Duchamp saw what he did to the piece as art in itself, to make something "art".
4)Why is it difficult to categorize Conceptual art in the context of traditional art? Explain using examples.
It is not defined by a certain medium or style. For example Duchamp's "Fountain" is a readymade, Gonzalez-Torres' billboards with empty beds, and Kosuth's "One and three chairs", which is an readymade along with a photograph of a chair.
5)Choose a quote from the article that you find interesting and explain. Be SURE to site page number.
"Many conceptual works will not fit any clear typology, just as many Conceptual artists resist any restrictive definition of what they do" (Godfrey 10). The artist's resistance to stick to the traditional forms of art is an art form in itself, for it is also a new way of thinking as well as making others think differently about what they are seeing.
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