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Krauss and Indexicality in Art

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IndexicalityPhotographyConceptual ArtArt CriticismRosalind Krauss
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Krauss believes that nonrepresentative art in the 1970s adopted indexicality as its primary principle rather than form.

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    Question 02

    What does Krauss argue about photographs in relation to reality?

    Question 03

    Indexicality in art is the idea that a work's meaning is derived from being a trace of something else.

    • A)
      True
    • B)
      False
    Question 04

    Indexicality is the idea that a work of art gets its meaning from the evidence that it is a trace of ___.

    Question 05

    What is indexicality according to Krauss?

    Question 06

    How does Rosalind Krauss differentiate between photography and traditional forms of art?

    Question 07

    How does Rosalind Krauss define the concept of indexicality in art?

    • A)
      As the idea that art is purely representational
    • B)
      As evidence that a work of art is a trace of something
    • C)
      As a technique to manipulate color and shape
    • D)
      As the relationship between abstract and concrete forms
    Question 08

    How does Krauss define indexicality in relation to photographs?

    • A)
      Photographs represent reality through abstraction.
    • B)
      Photographs are a complete representation of an object.
    • C)
      Photographs are a tracing of reality that serve as evidence.
    • D)
      Photographs do not relate to any reality at all.
    Question 09

    What is indexicality in the context of art?