R. Mutt 1917
E372714
R. Mutt 1917 is the pseudonymous signature Marcel Duchamp used on his groundbreaking 1917 readymade sculpture "Fountain," a urinal presented as art that became a landmark of conceptual art.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R. Mutt 1917 canonical | 2 |
| R. Mutt | 1 |
| name "R. Mutt" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3607161 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: R. Mutt 1917 Context triple: [Fountain, hasAlias, R. Mutt 1917]
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A.
L.H.O.O.Q.
L.H.O.O.Q. is Marcel Duchamp’s famous Dada artwork in which he irreverently altered a postcard of the Mona Lisa by adding a mustache and goatee, challenging traditional notions of art and authorship.
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B.
Self-Portrait of a Degenerate Artist
Self-Portrait of a Degenerate Artist is a self-portrait painting by Austrian expressionist Oskar Kokoschka, reflecting his defiant response to being labeled a "degenerate" artist by the Nazi regime.
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C.
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a groundbreaking 1907 painting by Pablo Picasso that helped launch Cubism and radically transformed the course of modern art.
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D.
Brillo Boxes
Brillo Boxes is a series of sculptural works by Andy Warhol that replicate commercial Brillo soap pad packaging, exemplifying his exploration of consumer culture and mass production in Pop Art.
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E.
Matisse’s “Music”
Matisse’s “Music” is a large early 20th-century Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse that depicts simplified, vividly colored figures engaged in musical performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: R. Mutt 1917 Target entity description: R. Mutt 1917 is the pseudonymous signature Marcel Duchamp used on his groundbreaking 1917 readymade sculpture "Fountain," a urinal presented as art that became a landmark of conceptual art.
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A.
L.H.O.O.Q.
L.H.O.O.Q. is Marcel Duchamp’s famous Dada artwork in which he irreverently altered a postcard of the Mona Lisa by adding a mustache and goatee, challenging traditional notions of art and authorship.
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B.
Self-Portrait of a Degenerate Artist
Self-Portrait of a Degenerate Artist is a self-portrait painting by Austrian expressionist Oskar Kokoschka, reflecting his defiant response to being labeled a "degenerate" artist by the Nazi regime.
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C.
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a groundbreaking 1907 painting by Pablo Picasso that helped launch Cubism and radically transformed the course of modern art.
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D.
Brillo Boxes
Brillo Boxes is a series of sculptural works by Andy Warhol that replicate commercial Brillo soap pad packaging, exemplifying his exploration of consumer culture and mass production in Pop Art.
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E.
Matisse’s “Music”
Matisse’s “Music” is a large early 20th-century Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse that depicts simplified, vividly colored figures engaged in musical performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist signature
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pseudonym ⓘ |
| appearsOn | photographs of Fountain ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | Fountain ⓘ |
| associatedWithYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| component |
date "1917"
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R. Mutt 1917 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
name "R. Mutt"
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| countryOfUse |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Marcel Duchamp ⓘ |
| documentedIn | art history literature on Fountain ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Society of Independent Artists exhibition (1917) ⓘ |
| field | visual art ⓘ |
| genderOfPersona | male ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
possible pun on German word "Armut" (poverty)
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possible reference to Mott plumbing company ⓘ |
| influenced | later use of pseudonyms in conceptual art ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Dada
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conceptual art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the readymade concept
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challenging traditional definitions of art authorship ⓘ masking the identity of Marcel Duchamp ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
appropriation in art
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artistic anonymity ⓘ institutional critique ⓘ readymade ⓘ |
| role |
artist’s alias
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signature on artwork ⓘ |
| status | historical artistic pseudonym ⓘ |
| usedAs | signature in 1917 submission to Society of Independent Artists ⓘ |
| usedBy | Marcel Duchamp ⓘ |
| usedOn |
porcelain urinal
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readymade sculpture ⓘ urinal sculpture ⓘ |
| writtenOn | side of the urinal ⓘ |
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Subject: R. Mutt 1917 Description of subject: R. Mutt 1917 is the pseudonymous signature Marcel Duchamp used on his groundbreaking 1917 readymade sculpture "Fountain," a urinal presented as art that became a landmark of conceptual art.
Referenced by (4)
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