Interview with Katy Siegel
Think about these questions as you read through the interview with Ms. Siegel, then respond.

Who is Katy Siegel?

According to this interview:

1. What is conceptual art? Is it a movement or a type of art or both?

2. According to this interview, when did conceptual art begin? With what artist? What made the work “conceptual”?

3. What are some of the characteristics of Duchamp’s work? What, according to Katy, was he trying to communicate through his conceptual art?

4. What invention changed the focus of painters? Why?

5. What were some of the questions traditional artists were trying to answer? Conceptual artists? How were these two sets of questions similar? Different?

6. How did conceptual art change the traditional roles of the artist and the viewer?

7. Based on what you know about conceptual art, why do you think ONE AND THREE CHAIRS by Kosuth is considered a conceptual piece? What concept it is exploring? What types of questions is it meant to raise in the mind of the viewer?

8. As a viewer of art, do you feel more attracted to art that is visually pleasing to you (what Katy was describing as more traditional art, such as impressionism), or to art that makes you think about ideas (e.g., conceptual art)? Why?