'Fountain' - Marcel Duchamp

125 hours stitching time
over 21,000 stitches


Finished piece framed 
12" x 16"

Fountain is the most famous of Duchamp's so-called ready made sculptures ordinary manufactured objects designated by the artist as works of art. It epitomises the assault on convention and accepted notions of art for which Duchamp became known. 


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This is a faithful photographic reproduction of an original two-dimensional work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason because its copyright has expired.

The original, which is now lost, consisted of a standard urinal, laid flat on its back and signed with a pseudonym, 'R. Mutt 1917'. The 'Fountain' we would see on display to day is one of a small number of replicas which Duchamp authorised in 1964, based on a photograph of the original by 
Alfred Stieglitz.

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Artists Open Shop, Guildbourne Centre, Worthing

The Artists Open Shop is a pop-up shop project in the Guildbourne Centre in Worthing, West Sussex organised by Hazel Imbert and Sarah Sepe


The shop is open this year from Saturday 28 May to Sunday 3 July.  I have been invited to exhibit cross stitch here


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Blek le Rat's 'Last Tango in Paris"

Approx 35 hours work

Framed in black with double mount
Finished size 12"x16"