The artwork as agency: material, virtual, physical and symbolic properties

What this note covers

1. The artwork acts; it is not just evidence
2. Material, virtual, physical and symbolic properties
3. Production, reproduction and the conditions of encounter
4. Scale, site, duration and installation as carriers of meaning
5. Time-based, ephemeral, relational and synthetic-reality works
6. The artwork's relationships with the other three agencies
7. How this is examined, and what separates a top-band answer

7 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes