A pair of glasses on an art gallery floor. Art? Or prank? What about a urinal? We compare recent pranks in art museums to art that uses some of the same strategies. To support our channel, visit: http://www.patreon.com/artassignment.
More about the glasses prank: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/31/arts/sfmoma-glasses-prank.html?mcubz=0&_r=0
More about Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain:
https://youtu.be/FmjSUyyc-3M
Check out our rad merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/the-art-assignment
Subscribe for new episodes of The Art Assignment every other Thursday!
—
Follow us elsewhere for the full Art Assignment experience:
Tumblr: http://theartassignment.com
Response Tumblr: http://all.theartassignment.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/artassignment
Instagram: http://instagram.com/theartassignment/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theartassignment
and don’t forget Reddit!: http://www.reddit.com/r/TheArtAssignment
Watch Now
