@HistContent Because if you’re aiming for height and size, and don’t have the engineering or materials to build vertical walls (skyscrapers), pyramids are the next logical form.
@Gelandin1@Zeus_goose4 Exactly, it was a urinal taken out of its original context, but that’s what makes it a modified piece. As does the signature and fake name. But Duchamp throws another curve: there’s a theory he made this from scratch. (I love Duchamp.)
@Gelandin1@JustineBateman AI attempts to hide the original source. Warhol wasn’t hiding the pop culture image (from NIAGRA), he was commenting on the way repetition creates fame (among other things).
In 1911, the Mona Lisa vanished.
But this bizarre crime didn’t just rock the art world…It made the Mona Lisa the most famous painting on Earth.
Here’s the wild story: 🧵
Today, a brush fire started in Pacific Palisades fueled by extremely high winds.
At the Getty Villa, some trees & vegetation on site have burned, but no structures are on fire, and staff and the collection remain safe.
The Villa is closed to non-emergency staff and the public.