Fountain (Duchamp)

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fountain-duchamp

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote Fountain (Duchamp)?Multiple, created from 1950 onwards
2. What is the artist?Marcel Duchamp
3. What is the year of creation?1917
4. What is Duchamp's Fountain?It is a 1917 urinal that Marcel Duchamp turned into a piece of art. By putting it in an art show, he asked people to think about what art really is.
5. Why was Fountain rejected by the art show?Even though it followed the rules, the committee said it was not art. This showed that art decisions can be unfair and subjective.

Readymade: An art form consisting of ordinary manufactured objects selected by the artist and presented as art.
Conceptual Art: Art where the idea or concept behind the work is paramount, often superseding traditional aesthetic and material concerns.
Dadaism: An anti-art movement that emerged during World War I, characterized by its rejection of logic, reason, and aestheticism, often employing absurdity and irrationality.
Avant-garde: Innovative or experimental work in art, music, or literature that is at the forefront of new developments.