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Mohammad Ali1

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But what is art? The answer is simple: art is identical to all the artworks. As Joseph Kosuth puts it: art is the definition of art.
Source: Power of Art by Marcus Gabriel
Q: Does that say that art means all the artworks?
No.

Q: What is art? = what is "art" as an abstract noun?
A: Art is identical to all the artworks. = Art is whatever it is that is possessed by all those things that are considered to be a work of art.
No.

Q: What is art? = what is "art" as an abstract noun?
A: Art is identical to all the artworks. = Art is whatever it is that is possessed by all those things that are considered to be a work of art.
I disagree. Identity of two things means that they are one and the same. It does not mean that art is a set of properties, it means that art is simply the collection of all artworks.
Thank you both, paulQ and Chasint. Then which one is correct?
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