Fountain, 1917 / Marcel Duchamp
1964 replica at the Tate Modern
Photo by David Shankbone

The readymades of Marcel Duchamp are ordinary manufactured objects that he selected then sometimes modified, as an antidote to “retinal art”. By choosing the object, giving it a title and signing it, the object became the work of the artist. He selected the pieces on the basis of “visual indifference”, and the selections reflect his sense of irony, humor and ambiguity.

Che Guevara, 1963 / Rene Burri

Known for his photos of key political, military and artistic figures and scenes of the second half of the 20th century, Swiss photographer Rene Burri has taken portraits of Che Guevara, Pablo Picasso and Le Corbusier as well as iconic pictures of Sao Paolo and Brasilia.

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