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May 28, 2024 · The ready-made was a term developed by Marcel Duchamp and his ironical stance toward the art world. As Melchionne ( 2000 : 24–25) writes: The nouveau realists took from Duchamp new ways to be artists in an industrial, media-saturated society […] the readymade signaled the […] reduction of the Western artistic personality to pure intention.
10 hours ago · Ai Weiwei will have his first U.S. retrospective in a decade at the Seattle Art Museum next year. His previous retrospective, initially held at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. in 2012, was highly successful, attracting both critical acclaim and large crowds. This upcoming exhibition will similarly showcase a selection of Ai’s work spanning several decades ...
10 hours ago · One of the most famous examples of assemblage is Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” (1917), which consists of a urinal signed “R. Mutt.” Duchamp’s work challenged the traditional notions of art and led to the development of the concept of “ready-mades,” which are everyday objects that are transformed into art by the artist’s ...
