Redneck version of "fountain"1. Conceptual art was in a way created shock value; so in keeping in shock value the "viewers" reactions & thoughts can give the piece more meaning, good example if the "viewer" did not like Duchamp's ur-anal, they start to apply more meanings to it whether positive of negative, making the piece go even farther than the artist could have imagined it.
2. It was difficult because people had been so used to seeing sculpture & paintings & that's all they thought could be considered art. But when Duchamp put "Fountain" out there, it challenged people beliefs of what's considered art.
3. How can you recognize a piece of conceptual art when you encounter it? A good example of this is in Felix Gonzalez-Torres photograph of an empty double bed w/ crumpled bedclothes on it. The picture has no text on it, so it leaves the viewer to draw their own meaning.
4. A good example of this is with One of Three Chairs, since there was no conceptual art department the museum had no clue where to store the piece. So as the readings put it; they had to break up the piece in to different departments to store it and by breaking up the piece they destroyed it.
5. I like the quote by John Lennon, "God" pg 1.
I found it interesting because in life it doesn't matter what you believe in, like, or your past successes; the only person that can make things happen in life is you. You can have faith in all those things, or play off prior successes but they can only get you so far, it's all up to you to get the most out of life.
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