There is something to be said for participatory art, but this is just ridiculous:PARIS - A French performance artist was arrested for taking a small hammer to Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain," the factory-made urinal that is considered the cornerstone of conceptual art.
The porcelain urinal was slightly chipped in the hammering, which took place Wednesday during the final days of a Dada exhibition at the Pompidou Center. [full article]
The article goes on to report that at least three of the other "original replicas" of this piece have been urinated on by men over the years. I wouldn't even give them credit for "making an artistic statement"; I'd just attribute the whole thing to laziness. Walk a few extra feet to the sink, buddy. Let's face it: after one person's done it, it's no longer an "artistic statement", it's just copycatting.
Photo: My photo of "Fountain", pre-vandalism, taken in 2002.
Performance art is the last frontier for hopelessly weird or deranged people.
ReplyDeleteDes gouts et des couleurs, on ne dicute pas but this is extreme. (chuckles)
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