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ready-madeIn the visual arts, an object chosen at random by the artist, as opposed to being selected for any presumed aesthetic merit, and presented as a work of art. The concept was first launched by Marcel Duchamp when he exhibited a bicycle wheel set on a stool in 1913. Popular among Dadaists, ready-mades have been used to challenge the elitist qualities of fine art. Although very similar to the found object (French objet trouvé) favoured by the surrealists, ready-mades differ in that they are mass-manufactured items and are chosen entirely at random. According to Duchamp, the selection of a found object is based on its aesthetic qualities or its potential as an exhibit for aesthetic contemplation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Already the coffin was standing in their midst--a plain but decent shell which had been bought ready-made. Besides, the Alps and the gipsies, in common with waterfalls and ruined castles, belong to the ready-made operatic poetry of the world, from which the last thrill has long since departed. Jane was the Cook; but she never did any cooking, because the dinner had been bought ready-made, in a box full of shavings. |
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