Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 2: Modern Era (1850–1949)

1917

Fountain by Marcel Duchamp

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Fountain by Marcel Duchamp

Considered by many to be the first conceptual artwork, a key predecessor of digital generative art, this ready-made of a urinal remains one of the most important works in twentieth century art. Fountain exemplifies the irreverence of Dada and continues to influence any Deleuzian art form that challenges traditional conventions

Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random.

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