Curatorial Studies 12: The 100th Anniversary of Duchamp’s Fountain - Case 5: Dissémination
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
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This is without question a milestone year, marking 100 years since a men’s urinal was submitted as an artwork, and after being rejected by the exhibition committee, entered the annals of 20th century art. In other words, this is a brazen attempt by the museum to celebrate the anniversary of an art work that was once cast aside for having nothing to do with art. After a century, the original destructive power of the urinal has completely vanished. In that sense, the only thing that we can really be sure about is its obsolescence. But assuming that the urinal is still a shining example of artistic expression, what kind of statement or appeal is the museum trying to make with it?
Duchamp was working on his readymades at the same time as ‘The Large Glass.’ This exhibit, curated by Yuko Mohri focuses on whether or not there is some connection between the two.
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from January 05, 2018 at 9:30 to March 11, 2018 at 17:00
Open until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.