Episode 32: Duchamp’s Ready Made Legacy
In the spirit of Duchamp, we here at BYWAP are here to stand behind a simple truth: we don’t believe in art. We believe in artists! The horrors of War and Economic strife brought us Dada, and Dada gave us weird contemporary art that requires an art history degree to decipher. Nothing is perfect, all systems are flawed, but we’ve got all these Ready-Mades ready for mass distribution and we hope you’re ready for the CHAOS.
Find out the crazy sh*t that Duchamp came up with to promote as art, criticize the nature of 20th-century politics and art styles, contextualize the development of Dadaism (and its subsequent decline), and be glad that we live in a time where we don’t have to watch the news argue over if a urinal is considered Art or not.
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Our music was written and recorded by Elene Kadagidze.
Our cover art was designed by Lindsey Anton-Wood.
