marcel duchamp fountain history - Search
Open links in new tab
  1. Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fountain_(Duchamp)

    Fountain (Duchamp) - Wikipedia

    • 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 Artists, to be staged at the Grand Central Palace in New York. When explaining the purpose of his readymade s… See more

    Origin

    Marcel Duchamp had arrived in the United States less than two years prior to the creation of Fountain and had become involved with Francis Picabia, Man Ray, and Beatrice Wood (amongst others) in the creation of … See more

    Interpretations

    Of all the artworks in this series of readymades, Fountain is perhaps the best known because the symbolic meaning of the toilet takes the conceptual challenge posed by the readymades to their most visceral ext… See more

    Legacy

    In December 2004, Duchamp's Fountain was voted the most influential artwork of the 20th century by 500 selected British art world professionals. Second place was afforded to Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) … See more

    Who created Duchamp's Fountain?
    Some believe Duchamp’s Fountain was originally created by Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven. The urinal artwork was shot in Alfred Stieglitz’s studio after its removal. Duchamp was a sculptor, painter, and writer known for his work in Dada, Cubism, and Conceptual art.
    artincontext.org
    Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license
    Feedback
    Table of Contents
    Origin
    Interpretations
    Legacy
    Who created Duchamp's Fountain?
     
    Kizdar net | Kizdar net | Кыздар Нет
  2. Some results have been removed