Mel Bochner
American · 1940–2025 · Painter, Printmaker
Melvin Simon Bochner was an American conceptual artist. He is considered to be one of the founders of Conceptual Art, and credited with reshaping the canon of contemporary art.… (Wikipedia)
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Melvin Simon Bochner was an American conceptual artist. He is considered to be one of the founders of Conceptual Art, and credited with reshaping the canon of contemporary art. Bochner's 1966 exhibition, “Working Drawings And Other Visible Things On Paper Not Necessarily Meant To Be Viewed As Art,” is cited as one of the first conceptual art exhibitions in the world.
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conceptual art
Also known as Mel Bockner
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