Yes, but a chair is practical. I'd say that an artistic chair you can't sit in is no chair at all, but merely a chair shaped object. Most art exhibitions do not allow me to test my theory in practice, so I am left wondering.
Agreed. And these objects are very striking visually. But if they are called chairs then let's see people sit on them.
Your nuts are called balls, yet one one asks if they could eat or kick them.