Fountain 

Fascinating! On a side note, anyone notice there is smoke coming from the pipe at 4:09 ?

Love this and the notion of ‘retinal art’

I can “understand” Fountain. Like, I get it. It was important in tearing down one of the final barriers of art to get to where we are today by challenging the very concept of art vs not art head on. But, at the same time, without failure, every time I see it presented amongst other great and important works, I feel a instinctual and a violent repulsion. It feels like a bridge too far. Like that there must be a line that separates what is and what isn’t art. Ready mades in general elicit that reaction from me. I can’t articulate any further than that it irritates my very soul to see them. In the same way that if I were to see someone’s painting be used as a napkin or a placemat. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to get past it. I can appreciate Fountain academically for what it set forth, but I cannot bring myself to revere it as great art.

I love the way you explain things. Thank you

Fascinating!

I for one, would love for you to do a review of Duchamp's Etant Donnes. Excellent content in this video.

Really love this channel! Will you be doing a Rothko one?

Keep it up!

I never cared much for art thats blocks of colors, squiggles, or a urinal, but I gotta say, this channel doesn't make me care a little more. I still may not like it, and if i saw it in a museum i'd be like "ah, I'm in the wrong wing" but this channel is great. In art college these kinds of artworks were revered. I had teachers try to get me interested in this kind art as if i were wrong for not seeing its genus or merit. The Canvas feels like this... like... its just exploring art and not trying to make you love a piece. Its through your channel I've gained more respect for this kinda art

Good 🐶 information!

Wish you had gone a liiittle deeper on whether Duchamp is the actual artist behind Fountain, since that's pretty controversial actually. Other than that, good video!

Please add subtitles

Hamparte

Igadz. First off, I have to rolls my eyes every time someone regurgitates the lines about "retinal art" without challenging them. "All art since Courbet is retinal" Uh, no, it's NOT. Do YOU think Van Gogh was merely retinal? How about Manet? Courbet? Duchamp also didn't like the old masters, and said the Abstract Expressionists were "retinal". So shallow and spiteful. There's a whole list of bad ideas that need to be challenged. There isn't a good one in there.

In other words a great way to shit on artists who honed their craft for years and literally piss on them.