From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishconceptual artconˌceptual ˈart noun [uncountable] technical AVart in which the main aim of the artist is to show an idea, rather than to represent actual things or people
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conceptual art• At first sight, much of this conceptual art seemed either flip or overly theoretical.• Whereas conceptual art chooses to break the link between art and craft, it is this link that any painting re-enacts. 