Duchamp's BOTTLE RACK Invites All Sorts of Interesting Questions About Art

WDCB's Gary Zidek visits the Art Institute of Chicago's latest acquisition, Marcel Duchamp's "Bottle Rack"

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WDCB's Gary Zidek visits the Art Institute of Chicago to get an up-close look at the museum's latest acquisition, Marcel Duchamp's "Bottle Rack".

Katja Dominique Rivera, research associate in the department of modern and contemporary art at the Art Institute of Chicago, next to Duchamp's "Bottle Rack"

"Duchamp really hits the nail on the head by questioning authorship and what it means to make a work of art. The idea versus what's the visual effect of the work, I think are radical questions" - Katja Rivera  

Marcel Duchamp

Installation view of Marcel Duchamp’s Bottle Rack (1914/1959, signed 1960) in Gallery 395. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.

You can see "Bottle Rack" for yourself at the Art Institute in Gallery 395.