Fountain Why am I an artwork when that is not, Said a urinal put down on a plinth. Philosophy was raised, but from the work; The consciousness of art then knew itself. From then on art became philosophy. But why not, then, just write it down, make up An example of two objects? But, look, A urinal! It’s disingenuous To say it could be anything. How male. But curved and open, how female. How like Brancusi’s white, suggestive, abstract works, Made that same year. The question’s time was right. He called it “Fountain,” what was that about? It makes you think the liquid will shoot out. Eric Fretz Eric Fretz has been a student of contemporary visual arts since they were modern, and not contemporary, and a long time reader of modern poetry. He is a published author of art criticism and history, but has only recently been persuaded to share his ekphrastic writing exercises. He divides his time between Brooklyn and Beacon, New York, and between art and politics.
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June 2025
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