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‘Fountain’ might make you laugh or scowl but asks important questions – a Philly art historian explains why Marcel Duchamp’s iconic 1917 sculpture still provokes

The Conversation (US)9 Sept 2026

Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” is not for everyone – and it does not need to be. But it does encapsulate a central concern in the philosophy of art: What makes something art, and who gets to decide?