Conceptual Art

I discovered today the existence of the Stuckist movement, which, as amusing as the name may sound, has been producing figurative work in opposition to the currently dominating conceptual art. I myself have finally come to appreciate the latter, as long as the idea conveyed in the work manages to captivate me.

You have to admit that the art of today is less and less about the skill of the work and predominantly about the idea behind it - illustrating a different attitude towards an object; experimenting with an environment; shocking the public (although the last is probably no more, since we're becoming immune to provocative and daring works).
Contemporary exhibitions are dominated by installations and performance art that will illustrate our society to future generations just as, well, Baroque art illustrates 17th century society to us.

Below are a few of my favourite pieces that the Stuckists would probably disaprove of:

Curtain by Daniel Arsham

Tee trinken by Lei Xue

Believe it or not, I find these to be just as deserving of the label 'art' as a painting by Rembrandt.