AVICENNA (Ibn Sīnā)

Avicenna held that the essence of a thing is logically prior to whether it exists. The Concept is the Divine Act (§1.1.1) is the same claim, dressed for Tuesday. The work need not exist for the Concept to be authoritative. The exhibition is the optional appendix. This is why Limbo, an app whose service is permanently undelivered, is not less of an artwork than a finished painting. It is more.