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Th e art of th e re adym ade , inve nte d b y D uch am p, is an ave rs ion of ide ntity. Th e re is no as s e rtation of ge nius , no cl aim of auth ors h ip... Joanath an Jone s . Th e Guardian. 23/10/9 6.
Th e k e y point today is to e s tab l is h th e unive rs alval idity of individualm yth ol ogy. Pie ro Manzoni.
Introduction Th e m ain q ue s tion I s e t out to e xpl ore th rough th is w ork is : h ow far can I re m ove m ys e l f from a pie ce of w ork , th e de cis ions tak e n, and it s til lb e re garde d as m y w ork ?A S. Cous in?W h e re w il lit s tand, s ay, b e tw e e n Manzonis ' e m b race m e nt of individual ity and D uch am ps ' e vas ion of it? To th is e nd I h ad 600 prints of m y s ignature m ade up. Th e s e w e re in tw o s ize s and tw o col ours ;b l ack and w h ite . Th e s e w e re s e nt b y pos t to addre s s ' gl e ane d from frie nds addre s s b ook s or give n out b y h and to s trange rs and frie nds al ik e e ncl os ing a s im pl e b rie f ab out th e proje ct and a num b e r of printe d of s ignature s . Th e b rie f w as k e pt inte ntional l y s h ort to facil itate its unde rs tanding.
Th e b rie f D uch am ps ' b ottl e -rack , w h ich h e b ough t in 19 14 from a h ardw are s tore is a pie ce of art. A 're adym ade '. An ob je ct ch os e n b e caus e h e ne ith e r l ik e d nor dis l ik e d it. Adam Ch ods k o invite d th e pub l ic, via an adve rtis e m e nt in LO O T, to s e nd h im picture s of th e m s e l ve s if th e y th ough th e y l ook e d l ik e God. Sh e rrie Le vine ph otograph e d th e ph otograph s of, am ongs t oth e rs , Edw ard W e s ton. Tak ing s uch w ork as m y pre m is e , w h at w oul d h appe n if I, as th e artis t, re m ove m ys e l f from e ve n dire cting/de ciding w h e th e r X or Y w il lb e 'm y art'. b ut l e ave th e de cis ion e ntire l y to th e dis cre tion of oth e rs ? By you, (as cons pirator or conduit) affixing m y s ignature to anyth ing you w is h , you are , in m y nam e , b y m y nam e , procl aim ing X or Y as , m y art'. To us e th e printe d s ignature , care ful l y pe e lth e th in pape r from th e card. Th e s ignature s h oul d s til lb e s tuck to th e th in pape r. Ne xt, s ignature face dow n, s tick th is ove r th e 'anyth ing', th e n care ful l y pe e lb ack th is pape r from th e s ignature , th us l e aving th e s ignature onl y s tuck to 'm y art'. Pl e as e s e nd b ack docum e ntary proof (e .g. a ph oto) confirm ing w h at h as b e com e /is m y art w ork to...
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