tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20239079.post7975447707279050690..comments2024-03-04T04:12:57.650-05:00Comments on THEORY NOW: "yBa's" as CritiqueMark Cameron Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04697922195376438088noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20239079.post-58931711117197441742007-02-28T15:43:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:43:00.000-05:00Even though in the nineteen- teens when Duchamp st...Even though in the nineteen- teens when Duchamp started constructing his readymades, consumerism wasn't a major part of society, I feel that Duchamp was commenting on consumerism in the way that we are told what objects are and how to use them by society. (ie, The Fountain) The fact that yBa's have referenced Duchamp in their work does not mean that what they are doing is a continuation of what Duchamp started, as readymades were original when they were first constructed, and there would be no way to use them in any other way that would make them new and unique.Antea Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08434353965502601184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20239079.post-78583565315374375922007-02-28T15:29:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:29:00.000-05:00I do not feel that the implications of the yba's r...I do not feel that the implications of the yba's readymades can be seen nearly as progressive as duchamps. That implies that given the proper context a readymade can be impacting no matter when it is done or how many times it has been done before. <BR/><BR/>If you place a tennis ball on a tennis court, it is simply a tennis ball, is this only because of the contextual information provided?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com