Found Objects
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Used to group works that include, or are predominantly constituted of, found objects. Found objects are (usually minimally-altered) man-made or natural objects. The most famous use of found objects in a work of art has been by Marcel Duchamp, in his readymades, many of which were just manufactured objects with minimal alterations made to them, such as his Fountain (1917), a urinal that was simply turned over, signed (with a pseudonym, "R. Mutt") and dated (1917).
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Assemblage, Use of Common Materials, Wall Sculpture and Installation, Sculpture, Recycled, Abstract Sculpture, Wood, Installation, 1970–present, Figurative Sculpture
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