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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!

S’inspirant des ready-mades de Marcel Duchamp, l’artiste italien Piero Manzoni, pionnier de l’art conceptuel, propose dans les années soixante de vendre des boites de conserves contenant… du caca ! Mais au-delà de la provoc, une question se pose: qu’achète t-on au fond quand on achète de la merde d’artiste en boîte?

Inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s ready-mades, the Italian artist Piero Manzoni, a pioneer of conceptual art, offered in the 1960s to sell tins containing… poo! But beyond the provocation, a question arises: what are we actually buying when we buy artist’s shit in a can?

In French with English subtitles.

Contenu produit par : ARTE

On the agenda
video - 4:52
The art of turning shit into gold
By: Arte
video - 14:05
Piero Manzoni and his “Artist’s Sh!t”
By: The Transgressives
podcast - 59:03
Bathroom Art
By: Art is Everything
video - 1:00
“Fountain” by Marcel Duchamp
By: Art Explora
video - 4:07
The Great Toilet Paper debate
By: Arte
video - 9:35
Marcel Duchamp the Man and his “Arty” Urinal
By: Modern Art is Rubbish
video - 1:29
Who invented the toilet? Take a seat and find out
By: Google Arts & Culture
podcast - 27:20
Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” (1917)
By: The Lonely Palette