25-09-2024, 05:57 PM
(This post was last modified: 25-09-2024, 06:00 PM by David Stepney.)
It was Marcel Duchamp, who submitted what was basically a urinal on its side, as an exhibit in an art exhibition just after to first world war, saying that everyday things could be elevated to works of art by the act of choice by the artist.
Given that he was a very talented painter, I often wonder whether his 'Fountain' (as he called it) was his way of calling out the pretentiousness of the art establishment. (it was signed " R Mutt"). Unfortunately, Duchamp's little joke didn't appear to have worked!
Given that he was a very talented painter, I often wonder whether his 'Fountain' (as he called it) was his way of calling out the pretentiousness of the art establishment. (it was signed " R Mutt"). Unfortunately, Duchamp's little joke didn't appear to have worked!