The shark cost Hirst 6,000 pounds but the piece is worth 12 million pounds (2005). The shark on display now is not the original one.
Conceptualism in the 60s.
Micheal Glover, Art Critic (Independant) Art as a challenge/ not necessarily beautiful. The concept over rides the aesthetic to shock the viewer.
'Breakdown', 2001, Michael Landy destroyed all of his possessions into dust. Everything from his birth certificate, photographs, clothes, everything.
'Once Break Down has finished, a more personal break down, will commence - life without my self-defining belongings'
'Fountain' , 1917, Marcel Duchamp.
Marcel Duchamp submitted this work under another name to an exhibition for which he was on the hanging committee. The work caused uproar and was rejected and Marcel Duchamp resigned from the hanging committee. This was Duchamp's anti art gesture.
'Fountain after Marcel Duchamp', 1991, Sherrie Levine
'Fountain Self Portrait', 1967, Bruce Nauman
A version of Marcel Duchamp's work cast using Bronze. There have been many interpretations and plays on Duchamp's work. Bruce Nauman photographed himself as the subject and fountain.
'Erased De Kooning', 1953, Robert Rauschenberg
Youtube video interview
'Pilgrim', Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg attaches an object to his work and paints it as a part of the canvas.
'Art and Culture', 1966-69, John Latham
Latham chewed up paper from Library books and then put the paper into bottles and sent the books back to the Library. For this, he almost lost his job.
Conceptual Art 60s/70s, ideas and concepts given power/reference over art and aesthetic of the work. Plays with the audience and critic. Elements of humour brought into artwork.
'Artist's shit', 1961, Piero Manzoni
'Untitled', 1992, Rirkrit Tiravanija
Tiravanija is known for his art installation work involving food. Here, he made a make shift kitchen and cooked Thai food for guests at the gallery, and even encouraged them to cook themselves.
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