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The Anthrotorian

July 13, 2012

What Is Art?

by Lindsay Shapka in Art, Art History, Artists

Willows at Vetheuil, 1880             Claude Monet
Willows at Vetheuil, 1880             Claude Monet

A watercolour painting? Packing tape on the wall? A painted square of colour? A bicycle wheel drilled to a stool? A marble sculpture?

Are all of these things really considered art?

What is art?

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