Why Not Sneeze, Rrose Sélavy?
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"Why Not Sneeze, Rrose Sélavy?" is a 1921 readymade assemblage by Marcel Duchamp that playfully subverts expectations with marble cubes disguised as sugar in a birdcage, associated with his female alter ego Rrose Sélavy.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
ⓘ
assemblage ⓘ |
| alterEgoOf | Rrose Sélavy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | early 20th century art ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rrose Sélavy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Philadelphia Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorRole | artist ⓘ |
| depicts | sugar cubes ⓘ |
| displayType | three-dimensional object ⓘ |
| feature | marble cubes disguised as sugar cubes ⓘ |
| genre | conceptual art ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
birdcage
ⓘ
cuttlebone ⓘ marble cubes ⓘ thermometer ⓘ |
| hasWeightCharacteristic | unexpected heaviness due to marble ⓘ |
| inception | 1921 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Dada movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | Philadelphia Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | readymade assemblage ⓘ |
| movement | Dada ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Duchamp’s female alter ego
ⓘ
playful subversion of expectations ⓘ use of everyday objects as art ⓘ |
| partOf | Marcel Duchamp’s readymades ⓘ |
| theme |
ambiguity
ⓘ
deception of perception ⓘ questioning the nature of art ⓘ |
| title | Why Not Sneeze, Rrose Sélavy? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
birdcage
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cuttlebone ⓘ marble cubes ⓘ thermometer ⓘ |
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