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Europe House opened its doors last night for the launch of Knitters of Dreams, an evocative solo exhibition by artist Sonja ...
In November, a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million. For some, Comedian, as Maurizio Cattelan’s creation was known, was a clever work of genius. David Galperin, head of contemporary art ...
With what name did Marcel Duchamp sign the urinal he exhibited as “Fountain” in 1917? Which British playwright, who died in 1973, was buried in the garden of his home in Jamaica?
A museum in the Federal Hill area of Baltimore displays the works of artists who thrive outside of the art world's strict commercial boundaries.
Art World Did Duchamp Steal Credit for ‘The Fountain’ from a Woman Artist? Historian Glyn Thompson has tracked down the only two surviving examples of the same urinal make and model.
Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain is an upside-down urinal with ‘R. Mutt 1917’ written on it, and seeing it changed the way Danielle So looked at ordinary objects and artworks.
You Can Now Explore Marcel Duchamp’s Personal Papers Online A new free portal unites three archives in one virtual space, offering an unprecedented look into the artist’s life and work ...
The French-born artist stirred controversy with his provocative pieces that questioned the very concept of what "art" actually is, and which blur the distinction between utilitarian object and ...
A D.C. couple have bequeathed the Hirshhorn one of the most important privately owned troves of the work of Marcel Duchamp, the French-born iconoclast who redefined the very idea of what makes art.