Episode 17: Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain (1917)

“Whether Mr. Mutt with his own hands made the fountain or not has no importance. He CHOSE it. He took an ordinary article of life, placed it so that its useful significance disappeared under its new title and point of view—and created a new thought for that object.”
— Marcel Duchamp (anonymously)

On the occasion of its hundredth birthday, we dive into the art world's greatest joke (splash!).

Episode webpage: http://bit.ly/3kCwMuk

Images:
-Marcel Duchamp's Fountain (1917). Porcelain. 14.2 in. (36 cm) x 18.9 in. (48 cm) x 24 in. (61 cm). 1964 replica located at the Tate.
-Marcel Duchamp, "Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2" (1912). Oil on canvas. 57 7/8 in. (147 cm) x 35 1/8 in. (89.2 cm). Located at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
-Jean Arp, "Untitled (Collage with Squares Arranged According to the Laws of Chance)" (1917). Torn-and-pasted paper and colored paper on colored paper. 19 1/8 in. (48.5cm) x 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm). Located at MoMA.
-Paul Cezanne's Fruit and Jug on a Table (c. 1890-94)

Music Used:
-Podington Bear, "A1 Rogue", "In My Head"
-The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"
-The Blue Dot Sessions, "In The Back Room", "Rafter", "FasterFasterBrighter", "Nesting", "Lamplist"
-Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees”

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