#Duchamp

2 articles tagged with "Duchamp"

How Context Changes Meaning: Same Artwork, Different Settings
Art Appreciation
·8 min read

How Context Changes Meaning: Same Artwork, Different Settings

Discover how the same artwork can mean entirely different things depending on where it is shown, who owns it, and what surrounds it. From Duchamp's urinal to the Elgin Marbles controversy, learn how institutional context, display choices, and historical circumstance reshape what art communicates.

The Role of the Viewer: How You Complete the Artwork
Art Appreciation
·9 min read

The Role of the Viewer: How You Complete the Artwork

Explore how the viewer is not a passive recipient but an active participant who completes the meaning of an artwork. From Velázquez's Las Meninas and Duchamp's readymades to reception theory and contemporary participatory art, discover what your presence does to a painting.