Real Dictionary

conceptual art in American English
a type of art in which the artist's idea, or concept, of a work of art and of the means of executing that idea have primary importance while the artwork itself, which may or may not be produced, is regarded as secondary
noun: art in which emphasis is placed on the means and processes of producing art objects rather than on the objects themselves and in which the various tools and techniques, as photographs, photocopies, video records, and the construction of environments and e

conceptual art in British English
noun: art in which the idea behind a particular work, and the means of producing it, are more important than the finished work