Fountain is a readymade sculpture by Marcel Duchamp in 1917, consisting of a porcelain urinal signed "R. Mutt". In April 1917, an ordinary piece of plumbing ...
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'Fountain', Marcel Duchamp, 1917, replica 1964 on display at Tate Modern.
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Fountain is a readymade sculpture by Marcel Duchamp in 1917, consisting of a porcelain urinal signed "R. Mutt". In April 1917, an ordinary piece of plumbing chosen by Duchamp was submitted for the inaugural exhibition of the Society of Independent... Wikipedia
Artist: Marcel Duchamp
Period: Dada
Created: 1917–1917
Genre: Site-specific art
Media: Ceramic and glazed ceramic
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Mar 27, 2017 · Widener Director and CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, said: “One hundred years ago, Duchamp's Fountain turned the art world upside down.
May 9, 2017 · On April 9th, 1917, just over 100 years ago, Marcel Duchamp achieved what was perhaps the most brilliant and absurd art event of the 20th century.
Dec 4, 2018 · In 1917, Marcel Duchamp walked into a plumbing supply store in New York City and selected what's known as a Bedfordshire-style urinal from ...
Fountain is one of a group of objects that Duchamp called "readymades," works with which he challenged traditional notions of making and exhibiting art.
Mar 3, 2022 · It is one of the first “ready-made” that Duchamp created, that explore the idea that an existing object can be considered art. Duchamp ...
Apr 11, 2017 · One hundred years ago this month, Marcel Duchamp's controversial Fountain made its debut. It would change art forever, writes Kelly Grovier.
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