Joseph Kosuth

Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)
1968

A close-up of a dictionary-style definition of the word "entropy" printed in white text on a black textured background. The definition includes the part of speech, a brief explanation of the term in the context of physics, and its etymological components.
A close-up of a dictionary-style definition of the word "entropy" printed in white text on a black textured background. The definition includes the part of speech, a brief explanation of the term in the context of physics, and its etymological components.

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Date
1968

Classification
Prints

Medium
Photostat on paper mounted on fiberboard

Dimensions
Overall: 36 × 36 × 2 1/4in. (91.4 × 91.4 × 5.7 cm)

Accession number
2008.330

Edition
Edition unknown

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Estate of Robert Smithson

Rights and reproductions
© Joseph Kosuth/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Joseph Kosuth
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