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How the Readymade Has Shaped Modern Art
20:58 - 28:03 (07:04)
The idea of the "readymade" as a type of art that uses ordinary objects as its subject matter has had a significant impact on modern art. Marcel Duchamp's fountain, a porcelain urinal, was a pioneering example of this idea and laid the foundation for the commoditization of art and the postmodern art movement.
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The hosts discuss the definition of postmodernism as a response to modernism which promoted rigid authority and universal truths, which led to global conflicts and the creation of nuclear weapons.
20:58 - 21:49 (00:51)
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The hosts discuss the definition of postmodernism as a response to modernism which promoted rigid authority and universal truths, which led to global conflicts and the creation of nuclear weapons.
ChapterHow the Readymade Has Shaped Modern Art
Episode“Postmodernism:”
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The purchase of a urinal from a plumbing supply company by artist Marcel Duchamp laid the foundation for commoditization of art and the postmodern art movement.
21:49 - 25:53 (04:04)
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The purchase of a urinal from a plumbing supply company by artist Marcel Duchamp laid the foundation for commoditization of art and the postmodern art movement. This movement aimed at breaking down the distinction between high and low art and promoting appreciation of all forms of art.
ChapterHow the Readymade Has Shaped Modern Art
Episode“Postmodernism:”
PodcastStuff You Should Know
From the radical departure of modern art to the postmodern mash-up of borrowing and remixing, the art world has expanded as all of the West has taken part in postmodernism.
25:53 - 28:03 (02:09)
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From the radical departure of modern art to the postmodern mash-up of borrowing and remixing, the art world has expanded as all of the West has taken part in postmodernism.