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with a Ready-Print Urinal?
Author : marcelduchamp_admin
February 23, 2011
Printed Urinal from Shapeways, Rob Myers
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Thanks to the efforts of Rob Myers and cwebber,
Duchamp’s infamous ready-made, Fountaine, can now be reproduced by anyone with a 3D printer and used in service of aesthetics, sanitation, or humor as seen fit. Though the updated version has been criticized for its dissemblance to the 1919 original–R. Mutt’s signature is notably absent–Myers doesn’t pretend to have created a replica. Instead, he offers a ready-print with the intentions and potentials of a Dadaist sensibility authored by Duchamp: at the very least, perhaps, this model can further the discharge of urinals from institutional sterility in the museum chamber.
Myers’ urinal can also be purchased by those without 3D printers: Shapeways.com offers a miniature copy that comes in a variety of colors and materials such as White Strong & Flexible.


