
Marcel Duchamp, ‘Bicycle Wheel,’ 1913 Prototype
A meticulous miniature replica of Marcel Duchamp's iconic readymade, Pettibone's work reduces the original's bold conceptual gesture to an intimate, almost precious scale. The painted wood stool supports a delicate bicycle wheel rim and forks, faithfully recreating the structure of Duchamp's 1913 prototype in diminutive form. Through this act of appropriation, Pettibone raises questions about originality, reproduction, and the nature of artistic authorship.
- Medium
- painted wood stool, bicycle wheel rim and forks
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
March 10, 2017
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