Nina Levitt: Conceptual Art

Conceptual art is a movement that prizes the ideas over the formal or visual components of art works(LeWitt).The idea is what fuels the art, without it, I couldn't be art( LeWitt). The art form is detached from the ability of the artist as a craftsman( LeWitt). It is the objective of the artist to make the art mentally interesting to the viewer, to make his point across and to evoke emotion , be it positive or negative. In fact most of the conceptual art actively sets out to be controversial. It seeks to challenge and probe viewers about what they tend to think as art(Schellekens). From that point it is considered a very controversial art form. There are people that find it refreshing and meaningful, while others believe that it is shocking, distasteful and lacking any form of

She talked about one of her instillation exhibits, Thin Air. The multi media exhibit was inspired by the life of two Jewish women, more specifically the work they did during World War 2. The two women were both in the British intelligence sector, one was a spy while the other a intelligence officer. This work is conceptual art. Levitt has done extensive research on the topic of women in WW2. She had visited the places they might have worked, and went to the British archives to get their official documents as well as any other thing she could find. Levitt then had created the exhibition just to tell the story of the women. The exhibit was not about how the parachute looked when inflated, or the craftsmanship in creating the suitcases that play sound recording when interacted. They were all very nice in themselves but they served the purpose of taking the viewer through the lives of the women. They in themselves became props to the presentation of the stories. They were there to enhance elements, to evoke emotion from the audience. Nina Levitt has demonstrated exactly what is concept art is and what it can do to display a