Kaprow believes that much of postmodern and contemporary art is marked by paradox. Art is something shown to be special, or notable. That is why it is framed or presented in a gallery. Conventional things are simple routine things we forget about. However, postmodern art aims to show what might be interesting about the conventional. But how can these things be art if the point is that we usually forget them, while as art, they are noticed?
When we do our projects in class, this concept will be useful for reminding us why we are making our works. It is more than claiming that something is art. We have to think about why whatever we're doing is art, otherwise there is no real point to it other than just goofing around or following routine..