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Readymade@100 September 6 through October 19, 2014

Kirstin Richards, 001 Rug

Kristin Richards, 001 Rug (Detail), 2014.
31,876 framing nails, 8 x 12 ft.
Courtesy of the Artist.

Eric Parnes, Persian Spring

Eric Parnes, Persian Spring, 2014.
Porcelain, 23 x 17 x 11 in.

Benjamin Kelley, Untitled (Newport)

Benjamin Kelley, Untitled (Newport), 2013.
1971 Chrysler Newport, 3.5 x 19 x 4 feet.
Image copyright Benjamin Kelley.
Courtesy of CONNERSMITH.

Exhibition Overview

Curated by artist, art theorist, and Corcoran College of Art and Design professor Mark Cameron Boyd, Readymade@100 celebrates the 100th anniversary of Marcel Duchamp's readymade concept. This juried exhibition includes contemporary artist's submissions of "new" readymades that significantly expand upon Duchamp's originary idea, thus celebrating Duchamp's vision and developing the concept.