Practice question · Multiple choice
In conceptual studio practice, a system is distinguished from an open constraint by full enumeration. What does this distinction require of the artist's role once execution begins?
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- What does full enumeration imply about the decisions left for the artist during making?
- How does a systematic rule differ from one that leaves certain choices open?
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D. They must eliminate all unprescribed compositional choices.
Why
A system exhausts every permutation defined by its generating procedure, leaving no room for subjective compositional edits during production. Relying on judgement to stop confuses a system with an open series, whilst altering rules mid-run breaks the logic that defines systematic work.
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