Richard Mutt

Richard Mutt was a pseudonym used by the artist Marcel Duchamp when he submitted a urinal as art to an exhibit in 1917, called "Fountain." This provocative act challenged traditional ideas about what constitutes art, emphasizing that context and intention matter as much as the object itself. Duchamp's "Fountain" is considered a seminal work in the Dada movement, promoting the idea that everyday objects could be transformed into art through presentation and concept. The use of the name Richard Mutt was a deliberate part of the piece’s satirical and disruptive intent, questioning art world conventions and authorship.