In her essay “Sculpture in the Expanded Field,” Rosalind Krauss writes, “We had thought to use a universal category to authenticate a group of particulars, but the category has now been forced to cover such a heterogeneity that it is, itself, in danger of collapsing." She is concerned that the definition of sculpture, and by extension other mediums, will become meaningless if we push the boundaries too far. This will only become a concern if pushing the boundaries is meant to diminish the value of traditional art forms. As long as traditional artmaking is respected, we can continue to expand mediums and blur the lines between them. However, keeping some distinctions between mediums is still important because it allows us to categorize vastly different practices that could all be considered art. The distinction between a painting and a ceramic sculpture, for example, is still necessary, even though both are considered art.
