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40 Birds

Author : marcelduchamp_admin Celeste Boursier-Mougenot's now-famous zebra finches Image Source

Celeste Boursier-Mougenot’s recent installation at the Barbican Art Gallery, in which 40 small birds were given musical instruments, has both become a Youtube sensation and been compared to the work of Marcel Duchamp. If the comparison is valid, the primary reference is to the chance operations; perhaps an even better link would be to Duchamp’s chance-driven musical work.

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