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The article presents a conversation between artists Joseph Kosuth and Felix Gonzales-Torres. A part of their conversation was on billboards being categorized as public or private. According to Kosuth, billboards are privately owned but are always publicly shown. Kosuth commented that he prefers his art works to be displayed in a public place than to end up in somebody's home. Also included are their personal views on the different aspects of art works.

The author offers his personal views on art and philosophy. It is stated that the meaning of art as an activity should be known in order for the meaning to be reflected with every work of art. Ways in producing meaning in one's art work are also suggested. The author also presents his own works as examples.

The article focuses on the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein in his book "Tractatus." The work centers on the clarification of language and gives emphasis on two agenda which state that language that should not be spoken should be omitted and to retain only those that can be used. The ten remarks on how this philosophy is relevant to art are also presented.

The article focuses on conceptual art and its dematerialization from formalism. It is stated that artists have a choice of whether to refuse misidentification or to consider it as part of the process. It is also suggested that conceptual art must be separated from formalism to understand its relevance. The readymade and made-ready art types are also differentiated.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's works, experiences and inspirations as an artist.

The article examines the work of abstract painter Ad Reinhardt and its relation to conceptual art. It states that Reinhardt's art perspective is cultivated by its connection to history and moral agency. It says that an artist's relation to history is not limited to replication of historical forms. Reinhardt is recognized as the first American to have begun abstract art and an advocate of abstract expressionism. It states that his works are unilateral and depict cultural meaning.

The article presents the views of Joseph Kosuth regarding the relationship between art and philosophy based on his art practices. According to him, the nature of art practice changes when it is ceased to be defined in terms of forms and colours, and look at it as a signifying activity. The relationship between art and philosophy is shown in the fixedness of individual artworks.

The article focuses on art as an expression. Modernism and money are also some of the topics that were discussed by artists including Sandro Chia, Kathy Acker and Lawrence Weiner. It is indicated that in art, the tradition of organized meaning serves as authority. In addition, art in 1960s uncovered the mechanism of Modernism whereas the sense of reflecting on oneself became a style. Likewise, art is said to be an expressionist, where culture that made such expression is possible.

The article examines the works of abstract painter Ad Reinhardt. It states that his works present an internal structure which describes the whole painting in relation to its larger context and discourse. Reinhardt paintings attempt to make art itself visible through that other. The evaluation of the work of Reinhardt must be considered not just as an aspect of his work that satisfies conceptions of traditions but must be viewed as wonderful, for it possesses quality.