Conceptual art is dead. Long live art IRL. by Sarah Thornton

Conceptual art is dead. Long live art IRL.

Sarah Thornton

Sarah Thornton reflects on the key trend at this year’s Venice Biennale


Jon Rafman, Dream Journal 2016-2017, 2017. Courtesy Sprüth Magers, Berlin, London, and Los Angeles.
Jon Rafman, Dream Journal 2016-2017, 2017. Courtesy Sprüth Magers, Berlin, London, and Los Angeles.
Tavares Strachan, Capleton, 2018. Courtesy of the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles.
Tavares Strachan, Capleton, 2018. Courtesy of the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles.
Anthea Hamilton, H is for Hairy Leg, 2018. Courtesy of the artist and kaufmann repetto, Milan and New York.
Anthea Hamilton, H is for Hairy Leg, 2018. Courtesy of the artist and kaufmann repetto, Milan and New York.