What is Art? Marcel Duchamp: Great Art Explained

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This

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Dude gets rejected once and he gave up painting lol

[@shakey3306]

This is you masturbating your own ego right there. You think you're better because you supposedly can see more than every critics, good ol' "you don't get it"

[@nowhereman6019]

Something I read about this a long time ago that has stuck with me: The urinal is actually an artistic work itself. Its designer put a lot of effort into making it look aesthetically pleasing instead of making some ugly thing that would fit its purpose. The way the bowl curves subtly, the grooves around the rim, the way that the drain forms a perfect triangle out of circles, the fact that it is a radiant porcelain white. None of these features had to be included, but we as humans choose to make our toilets beautiful.

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so he took someone else's work and signed it and now it's his work. and people complain about AI

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[@chevgr]

@@pooyataleb2514no. It's called concept. Conceptual art. Watch the video...

[@bodawei425]

Right. Then every engineered object is art. Anything in Nature is art. The emptiness of the Universe is art.

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@israeldiegoriveragenius2th164 you haven’t even given the video a chance before you made a judgement 🤷‍♂️

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There is a channel on youtube called crashcourse and it is currently doing a series on art history which is very interesting as well.

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@israeldiegoriveragenius2th164 "a better question is what is good art." that is not a better question - its subjective. I think your comment is dum6, you think its clever. You see, its subjective.

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Decanting?

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Heart some critic say - “well, something is descending something”.

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Best ending

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One of the most important videos to understand modern art, thanks, continue with the great work

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true

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it is indeed a little crash course to what many don't get about modern art

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[@amyd9295]

Yet another fantastic deep dive of an artist and tackling the extremely difficult question, 'what is art?' you break everything down in a way that anyone can understand without being pretentious or using artist exclusive language. And I appreciate that so much and I have come to love art history because of your channel.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Oh thank you for the lovely comment 🙏

[@MrGil78]

On a side note first, Nude Descending a Staircase is such an outrageously great painting. The exploration by the artist into what is art was a very natural progression, at least in my opinion. The story within a piece is often as important as brush strokes or form - and I learned so much about this from this wonderful channel. Whether you like it or not is irrelevant. Whether you think it is art or not is also irrelevant. It is, as the video says, about ideas. There is no other channel on KZbin that creates such excellent and absorbing videos as Great Art Explained. O have watched and rewatched so many videos. Thank you for this one and every other one. You are really leaving a positive stamp on the world, when unfortunately most others create negativity and divide.

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The melancholic music playing while the toilet fades into the background is really getting to me

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The first time i ever went to go to an art exibition, was an Duchamp exhibition. I didn't knew him or his body of work. I only stumbled into art via this channel during the pandemic. I was blewn away. The exibition was chronological. During my visit I felt connected to him in a way i only knew from bookcharacters. It was the final push for me to get into creating. At that time I was a depressed programmer for an insurance company. Now im studying to become an occupational therapist. I like to believe that this channel and Duchamp had a part in the changes I made for a better life :) Thank you

[@careyezra]

This is one of the best installments yet, the summary ( both the artists and the viewer are necessary to complete a work of art) is so incredibly profound

[@rossrobbins7707]

Anyone calling Duchamp a charlatan needs to do more research. He was a genius. His "Nude Descending a Staircase" is one of the most incredible paintings!

[@jojobaggies]

Love your channel, it’s really made art more accessible to me. as someone who was never educated about art or art history, I am always unsure about “how” to go about appreciating and understanding art. I know that sounds like I am over thinking it, but it’s more that I felt overwhelmed in trying to think about it at all. Sometimes when I tried to just not think too hard, I would struggle to appreciate the art at all. Your approach to giving such multi faceted context to ALL forms of what people perceive to be art, in an unpretentious way, has helped me to begin appreciating a whole concept that I’ve basically ignored my entire life. I am excited about all the ways my broadening perspective will enrich my life, even if in small ways - from being able to use one of my senses in a whole new way, to paying more attention to details that might have formerly been mundane or overlooked, to seeking out other experiences while traveling. It seems particularly obvious to someone like me that it is important to discuss all forms and styles of art. I appreciate the opportunity to form my own opinions eventually, through exposure to information, not the opposite. Anyway, thank you, please keep up the amazing work!

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We need more videos like this. The explanation of modern art can make a huge difference in understanding how this part of art history was born and what were the reasons. Thank you very much for your work and input 🙏

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Thanks

[@dezkarcy]

Can't wait to hear your essay on this! Admittedly, while I still understand the importance of this piece, I'm still a little hesitant to give it too much praise. lol. It redefined the "value" and accessibility of art (which is great) but it also gave birth to many generations of lazy snobs.

[@artsygal112]

Lol same. Remember learning about it in one of my art classes. It's interesting in its concept...but some works that have come after and derive inspiration from it? Questionable....

[@jack_rabbit]

marcel duchamp was the greatest troll artist ... and also a genuinely great artist. i love that he inhabited both the shit-poster mentality LONG before such a thing existed, and could also create large dynamic pieces that conveyed time, space, and movement in 2d and sometimes 3d simultaneously. absolute genius.

[@alexhussey1308]

If we think about art as being a collaborative process in which the viewer brings the work to the external world, you could say that providing a new framework for critiquing and appreciating art is the value of his work and these lazy venture capitalists remaking movies and selling hypebeast merchandise are an unfortunate but natural byproduct. By broadening the scope of what qualifies as art we can discern for ourselves what makes for succesful, enjoyable, or impactful art and find beauty in that process itself, rather than be confined to a narrow traditional standard of art which predetermines for us what is art and what is not.

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No. Art always had lazy snobs especially before 1900s. You kidding me?

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His work is impeccable 🤌✨

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@@isasnz786 agreed

[@garyofthegary]

Another superb video! It’s easy for ideas like Duchamp’s to be misunderstood or misrepresented by people who aren’t fully informed of his work and its context. Yet again you do a beautiful job of providing those.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

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A long lost love of art rediscovered. Thanks.

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I am always thrilled when I see you've put together another video. Below, someone said they stop doing whatever it is they are doing to watch. Me, I squirrel it away and save it for dessert. And halfway through, I pause it... to remind myself that I've only part of it left... and thus, I savour it. Sometimes I am so moved by the depth of what you've come up with, I cry. I'm moved. All my life, friends have been involved with music... but few with Art. It feels like a sacred, secret club... I worry that people care less and less about it. When I come HERE, I have half an hour of happiness. Please, never stop making these. They feed the Soul. And I, and the others here, NEED you. James, Thank you so much!

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That’s such a nice thing to say - thank you 🙏

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"This explanation of Duchamp’s work is both insightful and thought-provoking. It's incredible how this video breaks down the complexities of what constitutes art in such a concise and engaging way. Great Art Explained truly lives up to its name!"

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"Nude Descending a Staircase" was shown in the first slide of my first art lecture. It started my life-long fascination of modern art. Thank you, for the 1000th times, for making these wonderful videos.

[@MariaVosa]

While my personal feelings as a "viewer" is less than taken with this art work, it cannot be denied how seminal it is in understanding the 20th century - and the 21st. Idea over skill. Provocation over beauty. Subversiveness over authority. Love it or hate it, it is in many ways the perfect encapsulation of post modernity. I will say I respect Duchamp himself as an artist as he had the skills himself that he liked to challenge and mock. Nude descending a staircase is one of my favourite paintings.

[@MagusFlorren]

Ive been making art my entire life, and for the last 9 years I’ve taken it seriously. However I did not expect this video to completely and utterly destroy my perspective of Art. From this video I learned that Marcel Duchamp was great at conceptual thinking and creative execution. And also want to point out your skills at delivering this information to us in such a beautiful and inspiring way. Thank you for doing what you’re doing. My art will never be same after this.

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That’s so interesting - do you have an instagram account with your art?

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Nice comment thanks 🙏

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[@DammitBobby]

Would love to see a sort of followup video about dadaism and Elsa Von Freytag-Loringhoven. So interesting.

[@ashipper8223]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Years ago, I took a modern art history class and Duchamp was an absolute favorite of mine. I haven’t thought about him in a long time. Thanks.

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…it’s really hard to imagine there can be something truly revolutionary in modern art nowadays… but can there. Your films always make me plunge into such philosophical mood and go back to favorite masterpieces and their meaning and value, or rethink the state of contemporary values, ideas and developments…. You always touch a special nerve, thank you for your films ❤️

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[@jakesiu7773]

Conceptual art is everywhere. Painting, music, typography, photography, graphic design, sculpture, architecture...etc. They all play an equal part...it's what makes the world so beautiful today.

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No it's not shut up quiet you're a poet

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@giulia86lotr]

As usual, great documentary, so informative, well produced, rich and captivating. I personally love Duchamp, Ray and the Dada movement. The bride stripped naked by her bachelors even it's one of my fav pieces. Duchamp was a genius, a philosopher, an artist, truly holding a mirror to society, showing the true nature of mankind, pointing to our shadows and insecurities, as brutal as a true artist can be. He is timeless. Thanks for making this video!

[@EricaHolthausen]

I was familiar with The Fountain before this video, but didn't have any real context from which to look at the piece, and I knew very little about Duchamp. I now see this piece differently, and absolutely love that it inspires so many passionate conversations about what is and what is not art (and who gets to decide).

[@GreatArtExplained]

Excellent!

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Really amazing video. Showing the background, context and impact of this piece and making it as approachable as you do is brilliant. Thanks very much

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Glad you enjoyed it!

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Something I find really interesting is in my art-friend circles, those who chose to create this style of modern art are great artists in other techniques, like here. It's a very active decision to present something different and there's often lots of thought into it, rather than what I think a lot of people perceive as 'easy'. Technically, these pieces aren't difficult, but I've always seen the creative process as very intricate and not at all easy - all the way from learning to draw up until the final modern art project. This channel is one of my favourites on KZbin

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Thank you for your wonderfully considered comment 🙏

[@skye2192]

​@@GreatArtExplained That's so sweet! Thank you for your wonderfully considered video!!

[@Daughterofminerva]

Hi. I put forward my experience. I totally agree with you , and the work that really conveyed to me the concept that art isn't just technique but the idea behind the creative process is the work of an Italian painter called Piero Manzoni called "artist's shit". Literally. The artist put some faeces in a can and signed his name on the can . When I read about this work on my art book I immediately understood that it was a critic against the art world, ready to pay huge sums for a piece just because it was made by a famous artist, regardless of the value of the work. But it can also mean a critic to consider art as a relics , placing it on a pedestal surrounded by an halo of sacredness. So , even if the work itself ( shit in a can) is really far from the traditional idea of "art" , I really appreciated the idea behind it. Tbh I am usually not into modern art, my artistic preferences are definitely on the figurative side rather than the conceptual-abstract side, but I appreciate a good idea .

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Wow, thank you!

[@spliffedtothegallows7337]

I wasn’t aware that Duchamp didn’t consider the work art until much later. I love that you ended it with the idea of the viewer. I’d always thought the crucial thing that he created was the re-contextualisation via putting it into a gallery (and the cheeky 2 fingers up at their curators) but you’ve made me reconsider. It wasn’t art when it was accepted by the gallery but not shown, it became art when the public saw it and albeit less crucially were inspired by it. Well written and carefully considered, thank you.

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Thanks 🙏

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Thank you very much for this wonderful film. It makes me contemplate things I often overlooked or have cared for but forgotten. Art indeed is what makes us human. Duchamp is the champ.

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Duschamp brought discussion to themes like reproduction in art and the value of signing so early. Truly a vanguardist. Thank you for your awesome videos! (:

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Glad you enjoyed it!

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James’s channels, “Great Art” and “Great Books” are two of the great channels ever on KZbin. As he walks us through his content, it’s like having a seat in one of the world’s great institutions of art and word craft. “What is art?” is a question parallel to “how much does ____ cost?”, if one must ask… The question discriminates visionaries from those stuck with the disease of “we’ve always done it this way.” Thank you, James, for your wonderful creations!!

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Dave - that’s such a nice thing to say - I appreciate it!

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I did a high school humanities project on conceptual art and fell in love with Marcel DuChamp’s artwork. He’s the original badass modern artist. A print of “Fountain” hangs in my bathroom to this day.

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He really was the original punk rocker

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Danke! I appreciate it - and you live in a beautiful part of the world! 🇩🇪

[@SikandarKashfi]

A great work of art has the power to provoke questions or challenge our perceptions. Duchamp’s Fountain does just that by posing one of the most profound questions: “What is art?” This, I believe, is why it stands as one of the greatest works of art. Great video James as always. 💛🌼

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I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS VIDEO I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wernerpfennig770]

As a fan of conceptual art, I love love love how you presented Duchamp’s work in this video. Your channel is easily one of my most favorite out here! Thank you so much for your work! ❤

[@GreatArtExplained]

Happy to hear that!

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It’s always a positive surprise in my day when I receive a notification that a new video has been posted. Major respect and admiration for James and his channels for bringing art and literature to younger audiences in such an informative way. Fan for life.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Wow, thank you!

[@warriorlink8612]

8:37 quote is really sticking with me... that hits hard...

[@allisonseamiller]

Great videos. Please do some on ancient artists, the sculptors of ancient Greece, painters from more than 2000 years ago, etc.

[@GreatArtExplained]

I will one day

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I absolutely love this channel. It is thoughtful, provocative, and sophisticated. Thank you for every video you create.

[@BeantownMrs]

While not all of the art you feature is to my personal taste, I always come away from your videos having learned something important about the art and why I might or might not like it based on the historical and artist's circumstances. Thank you!

[@GreatArtExplained]

Wow, thank you for keeping an open mind!

[@janetatuniquerawfoods2361]

They also reflect on the attitude of society through different manifestations of ourselves here on earth.

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英語をすべて理解するのは難しいので、自動翻訳で楽しんでいます。いつも素晴らしいビデオをありがとうございます！ Thank you!

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I appreciate that comment thanks 🙏

[@hache9626]

This is probably my new favorite video on the channel, you've done it again James! I've always liked Duchamp's urinal and all the questions it provokes in the viewer. For me, that fact that it still infuriates people and keeps the conversation about "what's art" alive is proof enough of Duchamp's genius. I know wherever he is, he's laughing haha.

[@lucas2mazini]

The human arrogance will always try to put an end to discussions about what is art or what is not. Fortunately, as long as there is debate about this, the art will remain alive. There will always be people who disagree with such "absolute truths", and we're here for it.

[@SaraCrowder]

Some of the best content on KZbin. Succinct, important, well produced videos that educate you on a wide variety of artistic topics. Another great one here! Thanks, James.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks 🙏

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Love all your content, James. Please keep making this educational treasure for us. Lots of ❤

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thank you! Will do!

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The only channel that'd persuade me to click on a video about toilets 😂

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You can't unthink an idea

[@mariaholz]

I think in art as in life it is important to confront yourself with opinions and concepts you don’t agree with or like. It forces you to rethink, consider different perspectives and focuses your argument. As always a very informative film

[@GreatArtExplained]

I agree

[@stephaniehendricks3537]

Could an argument be made that Duchamp piece be a turning point in the world of art? This is another interesting video, plus a piece like this could create discussion of what is art and what is considered art in the art world and for art movements.

[@chevgr]

Yes I think so. We can argue he was the first conceptual artist. Without him - the 20th and 21st landscape wouldn't exist maybe. No Warhol or Beuys, Hirst, Baldessari... the list goes on and on?

[@pizzassos]

In a interview, Duchamp recounts how he once drew a check to pay his dentist, only to buy back the same check years later. True love for one’s own works! Great content as always on this channel, well done!

[@bhm6677]

Maybe those with a knee jerk reaction against modern art should do themselves a favor and listen to James’s thoughtful words

[@farhangbook1]

Fantastic - for the first time, and I have watched numerous docs about Duchamp, I feel closer to his later work. Thank you for that.

[@aadityadeawangen4996]

Second too

[@jenniferbarnaby177]

Finally some context to Duchamp. I’ve struggled with his work and understanding the concept of “ready mades” but your video explains Duchamp and his artistic vision brilliantly. Thank you.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Great to hear!

[@miguel.a.d.6078]

Un urinal NO es arte.

[@sakuranokunoichi]

Glad to see your thorough coverage on this. Really inspired by Étant donnés.

[@Mario543212]

People can do and think what they want, but putting these 'conceptual artists' in the same category with Rembrandt, Rubens, Sargent, Sorolla, etc. just isn't right.

[@GreatArtExplained]

I’m not doing that at all Mario

[@Mario543212]

@@GreatArtExplained What I mean is that both is subsumed under the category "art": the most sophisticated Rembrandt portrait as well as the signed urinal.

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I love the perfect depth of the video! I've been following this account for a year now, and this one made to my top 5 favorites ❤

[@GreatArtExplained]

Wow, thank you! 🙏

[@han.james.1]

I love people who shout that this isn’t art and I get to reply … ok but what is art 🤭🤭

[@GreatArtExplained]

@@han.james.1 all I ask is that people give it a try before they comment but a work that’s over 100 years old STILL upsets people!

[@ThisPineappleLife]

Yeh that’s the kind of roundabout “intellectual”philosophical argument we can have with anything. What is art? What is life? What is meaning? What are farts? Sure fun but after awhile it gets kind of old to me To me no this isn’t art What is art to me? Idk something I probably wouldn’t pee on Do you think it’s art? That’s fine and totally valid 👍

[@dark_art_nursery]

@@GreatArtExplained you should check out neuroscience and art and what it does to the brain. They shown that Dadaism is not art because it doesn’t give the same response in the brain as other pieces of do.

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Another masterclass! My favorite channel.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Wow, thanks!

[@BriManeely]

Thank you for yet another beautiful and challenging video! I wonder what Duchamp would have thought about this video, but over all else, I think he would approve of you breaking your early conventions you made for this channel. In true Duchamp fashion, you've done away with the rules in order to do what is right. Thank you!

[@lisbetmatz2248]

Great to have even more challenging work explained and in a way, which makes it all seem so easy. Thanks James !

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks Lisbet! 🙏

[@blivieriphoto]

Love it. I love how he did what he liked and didn't care about anyone else. That's what a great artist does. Create for yourself. If others like it, it's a bonus. Thanks! Learned a lot from your video, all your videos!

[@kidmohair8151]

I frequently have to stop and go back to recover something in all of your dissertations. (books and art). thank you. the Da Vinci quote, "if you look upon an old wall covered with dirt..." struck a chord with me. it is something I often find happening to me.

[@cynosure516]

Being able to communicate these important concepts in such an accessible and informative way is a crucial and rare talent. What you do is meaningful and important, please keep up the good work!

[@GreatArtExplained]

Oh thank you 🙏

[@victoriancuddler]

Duchamp is one of the masters to deconstruct art as an elitist form and make the thought construction of creativity to be accessible for ALL. I will always favor artists that deem their work and the work of those before them to be known across the social spectrum. Knowledge gives us the opportunity to better our lives and the communities we live in, it shouldn't be gatekept. This is why I appreciate your channel deeply and why Duchamp is one of the patriarchs of accessibility of Art History. Thank you both for your work.

[@MatthewPrise]

Another great video about a work of art I didn’t understand before.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rubenrathgeber458]

Your videos are something special. I love watching them so much. Back in high school, i was never good at arts, but i was quite interested in the art history part. Your channel truly showed me how much i love art and how much there is to it. I'll never forget when i watched your videos on the garden of earthly delights and las meninas while being in the prado with these pictures in front of me. Keep going and thank you so much.

[@GreatArtExplained]

Thanks for the kind words - I appreciate them!

[@romuald5198]

I didn't really know the details of Duchamp and the Foutain's history. Brilliant work as always, thank you!

[@GreatArtExplained]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@aquatark]

Wonderful video, as always! I hope that this video opens more people up to contemporary art - speaking from experience, discussions about it often seem intimidating and inaccessible. But once you get a grip on the central concepts and start to engage with the work on its terms, a new world of intellectual discussion is revealed. You make it more accessible than ever! Even once Duchamp's Fountain becomes completely ordinary to everyone (if that ever happens), it will still be an incredibly important work, and a good one at that. What a perfect way to bust the art world wide open!

[@GreatArtExplained]

Lovely comment thanks 🙏