Object to Be Destroyed
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Object to Be Destroyed is a famous Dada/Surrealist readymade by Man Ray, consisting of a metronome with a photograph of an eye attached to its pendulum, symbolizing themes of obsession and loss.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dada artwork
ⓘ
Surrealist artwork ⓘ readymade artwork ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Indestructible Object NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
assemblage
ⓘ
readymade ⓘ |
| artist | Man Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dada tradition of found objects
ⓘ
Surrealist movement in Paris ⓘ |
| category |
eyes in art
ⓘ
metronomes in art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Man Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorLivedIn | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts | human eye ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 1957 ⓘ |
| exhibitedIn | Surrealist exhibitions ⓘ |
| genre | conceptual art ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
metronome
ⓘ
photograph of an eye ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
destruction as part of the artwork
ⓘ
viewer participation ⓘ |
| hasPart | pendulum ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional trauma
ⓘ
mechanization of emotion ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ time ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Object to Be Destroyed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1923 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
adhesive
ⓘ
mechanical metronome ⓘ paper photograph ⓘ |
| modifiedIn | 1930s ⓘ |
| movement |
Dada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surrealism ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
eye attached to metronome pendulum
ⓘ
instructions inviting its destruction ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century avant-garde art ⓘ |
| reconstructedAs | Indestructible Object NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loss
ⓘ
memory ⓘ obsession ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
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