Discussion Questions
Fountain
Marcel Duchamp
April 2016
Marcel Duchamp, Fountain, 1917/1964; collection SFMOMA, purchase through a gift of Phyllis C. Wattis; © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Estate of Marcel Duchamp; photo: Ben Blackwell
- This work is made out of everyday materials. How does the choice of materials contribute to your reaction to the piece?
- How does this work compare to your expectations of what a work of art should be, or should look like?
- Why might an artist make a work that challenges our ideas of what art is?
