Fascinating reflection on the “Duchampian ripple” in our digital age. Duchamp’s “readymades'”essentially claimed that the act of “defining” is the ultimate artistic gesture. However, in an era where everything can be “Art-ed'”by consensus or algorithm, are we losing the anchor of an “Objective 1”—the inherent meaning that exists before human intervention? Perhaps the future of curation isn't just about “defining” anything as art, but about “re-aligning”our perception with a truth that we didn't create, but simply discovered. Amen to the search for substance over mere labeling!
Have you "arted" anything recently? We'd love to see your creativity in action.
BTW-- just bought Austin Kleon's new book via your Bookshop link. Please don't be shy about experiments in monetization-- we know they will be cool, and more importantly, you provide so much value and inspiration with your work!
Artists like John waters (“pope of trash” added admiringly here) which then made the whole rest of us mere mortals see ourselves as potential artists or at least observers, appreciators and makers of art. Art should be for everyone. Just like music, food, spirituality is for all of us in all their funky iterations.
You left out that Duchamp was on the committee that rejected Fountain and then he quit the committee in protest. He might’ve even voted against it being in the show. I think I read that somewhere.
"Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough" , seconded Richard Feynman, another great mind and prankster...😄
That shovel really is beautiful once you look at it with beauty in mind.
OMG those bus tickets! Imagine the actual bus TRIP!
Excellent work
I remember enjoying biographer Calvin Tompkins' book, Marcel Duchamp: The Afternoon Interviews https://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/146274042371
I liked his biography, too: https://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/142081761031
The Duchamp room in the Philadelphia Art Museum is so good, I'd like to see this show
Fascinating reflection on the “Duchampian ripple” in our digital age. Duchamp’s “readymades'”essentially claimed that the act of “defining” is the ultimate artistic gesture. However, in an era where everything can be “Art-ed'”by consensus or algorithm, are we losing the anchor of an “Objective 1”—the inherent meaning that exists before human intervention? Perhaps the future of curation isn't just about “defining” anything as art, but about “re-aligning”our perception with a truth that we didn't create, but simply discovered. Amen to the search for substance over mere labeling!
Have you "arted" anything recently? We'd love to see your creativity in action.
BTW-- just bought Austin Kleon's new book via your Bookshop link. Please don't be shy about experiments in monetization-- we know they will be cool, and more importantly, you provide so much value and inspiration with your work!
I think he parted the holy art sea for
Artists like John waters (“pope of trash” added admiringly here) which then made the whole rest of us mere mortals see ourselves as potential artists or at least observers, appreciators and makers of art. Art should be for everyone. Just like music, food, spirituality is for all of us in all their funky iterations.
You left out that Duchamp was on the committee that rejected Fountain and then he quit the committee in protest. He might’ve even voted against it being in the show. I think I read that somewhere.