An object—often utilitarian, manufactured, or naturally occurring—that was not originally designed for an artistic purpose, but has been repurposed in an artistic context.
Found object
6 examples
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Kurt Schwitters Merz Picture 32 A. The Cherry Picture (Merzbild 32 A. Das Kirschbild) 1921
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Joseph Cornell Untitled (Bébé Marie) early 1940s
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David Smith Twenty-Four Greek Y’s 1950
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Marcel Duchamp Bicycle Wheel New York, 1951 (third version, after lost original of 1913)
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Robert Rauschenberg First Landing Jump 1961
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David Hammons High Falutin’ 1990