Fountain by Marcel Duchamp
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Fountain by Marcel Duchamp is a groundbreaking 1917 readymade artwork consisting of a signed porcelain urinal that challenged traditional definitions of art and became a landmark of 20th-century avant-garde and conceptual art.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fountain (readymade) | 1 |
| Fountain by Marcel Duchamp canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Fountain by Marcel Duchamp Context triple: [Philadelphia Museum of Art, notableWorkInCollection, Fountain by Marcel Duchamp]
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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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Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
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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.
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D.
Broken Chair sculpture
The Broken Chair sculpture is a monumental wooden artwork in Geneva symbolizing opposition to landmines and cluster munitions and advocating for the rights and dignity of war victims.
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Diana the Huntress Fountain
Diana the Huntress Fountain is a famous bronze sculpture and fountain in Mexico City depicting the Roman goddess Diana drawing her bow, serving as an iconic landmark along Paseo de la Reforma.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fountain by Marcel Duchamp Target entity description: Fountain by Marcel Duchamp is a groundbreaking 1917 readymade artwork consisting of a signed porcelain urinal that challenged traditional definitions of art and became a landmark of 20th-century avant-garde and conceptual art.
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A.
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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B.
Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
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C.
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.
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D.
Broken Chair sculpture
The Broken Chair sculpture is a monumental wooden artwork in Geneva symbolizing opposition to landmines and cluster munitions and advocating for the rights and dignity of war victims.
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E.
Diana the Huntress Fountain
Diana the Huntress Fountain is a famous bronze sculpture and fountain in Mexico City depicting the Roman goddess Diana drawing her bow, serving as an iconic landmark along Paseo de la Reforma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde artwork
ⓘ
conceptual artwork ⓘ readymade artwork ⓘ |
| artist | Marcel Duchamp ⓘ |
| artisticConcept |
appropriation
ⓘ
readymade ⓘ recontextualization of everyday objects ⓘ |
| artworkType |
readymade
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| collection | lost original ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Marcel Duchamp ⓘ |
| depicts | urinal ⓘ |
| describedAs |
groundbreaking artwork
ⓘ
icon of modern art ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Society of Independent Artists exhibition (rejected submission) ⓘ |
| genre |
Dada
ⓘ
conceptual art ⓘ |
| hasAlias | R. Mutt 1917 ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
performance and conceptual practices
ⓘ
postmodern art ⓘ |
| hasReplica |
1950 replica by Marcel Duchamp
ⓘ
1964 edition of replicas ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
definition of art
ⓘ
institutional validation of art ⓘ role of the artist ⓘ |
| inception | 1917 ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century avant-garde art
ⓘ
conceptual art ⓘ institutional critique ⓘ |
| inscription | R. Mutt 1917 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | New York City ⓘ |
| lostOrDestroyed | original lost ⓘ |
| materialUsed | porcelain ⓘ |
| medium | sanitary ware ⓘ |
| movement |
Dada
ⓘ
avant-garde ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging traditional definitions of art
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landmark of 20th-century art ⓘ use of an ordinary manufactured object as art ⓘ |
| orientation | urinal placed on its back ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century art history canon ⓘ |
| publisher | The Blind Man (Dada journal) ⓘ |
| signature |
Rrose Sélavy
ⓘ
surface form:
R. Mutt
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| signedBy | Marcel Duchamp ⓘ |
| subjectOf | The Blind Man, No. 2 (1917) ⓘ |
| title | Fountain ⓘ |
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Subject: Fountain by Marcel Duchamp Description of subject: Fountain by Marcel Duchamp is a groundbreaking 1917 readymade artwork consisting of a signed porcelain urinal that challenged traditional definitions of art and became a landmark of 20th-century avant-garde and conceptual art.
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