Art and football may be an unlikely pairing, but its one that was posed by my football-loving boyfriend early on in our relationship during a casual chat in Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum.
It’s not unusual for people to question how various things can possibly be art, or to declare ‘I could do that!’ at the sight of a renowned Minimalist masterpiece. It’s hard to define exactly what art is, not least because it is constantly in flux; movements come and go bringing new perceptions and audiences with them.
Today art is not determined solely by material specifics (i.e. the canvas or object itself). It is accepted that Contemporary Art is founded on ideas and thoughts, with temporality and spectator experience often forming the basis of the work...
It’s not unusual for people to question how various things can possibly be art, or to declare ‘I could do that!’ at the sight of a renowned Minimalist masterpiece. It’s hard to define exactly what art is, not least because it is constantly in flux; movements come and go bringing new perceptions and audiences with them.
Today art is not determined solely by material specifics (i.e. the canvas or object itself). It is accepted that Contemporary Art is founded on ideas and thoughts, with temporality and spectator experience often forming the basis of the work...
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