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Seeking an alternative to representing objects in paint, Duchamp began presenting objects themselves as art. He selected mass-produced, commercially available, often utilitarian objects, designating them as art and giving them titles. “Readymades,” as he called them, disrupted centuries of thinking about the artist’s role as a skilled creator of original handmade objects. Instead, Duchamp argued, “An ordinary object [could be] elevated to the dignity of a work of art by the mere choice of an artist.”
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FountainMarcel Duchamp
1916-7
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Fountain is one of Duchamp's most famous works and is widely seen as an icon of twentieth-century art. The original, which is now lost, consisted of a standard urinal, laid flat on its back rather than upright in its usual position, and signed 'R.Mutt 1917'.
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Bricks in AspicAdrian Hall
1971
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Bricks in Aspic' is a post-object artwork by British-born artist Adrian Hall. It was remade for the 2012 exhibition Peripheral Relations: Marcel Duchamp and New Zealand Art 1960–2011, held at the Adam Art Gallery, Wellington.
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My Sister, My SelfMichael Parekowhai
2006
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Notational Drawings 70.4, 70.7, 70.11Michael Parekowhai
2006
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