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A History of Toilets in Art
This 19 November, it's World Toilet Day. From Duchamp's urinal to Maurizio Catalan's golden toilet, this is our chance to talk about a subject that is rarely discussed: toilets in art history!
On the agenda
![](https://academy.artexplora.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Fountain-320x180.jpg)
video - 1:00
“Fountain” by Marcel Duchamp
By: Art Explora
![](https://academy.artexplora.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/MV5BYzU5NTBhMTgtZWViZC00NzU5LWJmMTctMjQ4YTcwOTM0MzIwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjIwNjIxNjc@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_-320x180.jpg)
video - 4:07
The Great Toilet Paper debate
By: Arte
![](https://academy.artexplora.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/modernart-320x180.png)
video - 9:35
Marcel Duchamp the Man and his “Arty” Urinal
By: Modern Art is Rubbish
![](https://academy.artexplora.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/maxresdefault-12-320x180.jpg)
video - 1:29
Who invented the toilet? Take a seat and find out
By: Google Arts & Culture
![](https://academy.artexplora.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/urinoir-320x180.png)
podcast - 27:20
Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” (1917)
By: The Lonely Palette
![](https://academy.artexplora.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/maxresdefault-9-320x180.jpg)
video - 4:52
The art of turning shit into gold
By: Arte
![](https://academy.artexplora.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/maxresdefault-13-320x180.jpg)
video - 14:05
Piero Manzoni and his “Artist’s Sh!t”
By: The Transgressives
![](https://academy.artexplora.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/images.jpg)
podcast - 59:03
Bathroom Art
By: Art is Everything