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Don Celender was internationally renowned as a conceptual artist who believed art should be accessible to everyone—not just the cultural elite.
He is remembered for his one-question surveys sent to influential, famous and otherwise interesting individuals—like travel agents, museum guards, media celebrities, law enforcement officers, and popular artists.
Don typed his surveys on official Macalester stationary and displayed responses, as received, in books and galleries. His surveys—and other projects—involved many people in creating, enjoying and thinking about art.
Often humorous, Celender's art exposes the self-importance and pretension present in the worlds of business and art, breaking down barriers between ordinary people and institutions.
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