Hannibal Buress Really Wants to Touch the Art

Does art have to be beautiful, or can everyday stuff be made into art too? Abbi Jacobson brings her friend comedian Hannibal Buress to look at sculptures by Dada and Surrealist artists, who upended the definition of what art could be. Marcel Duchamp and Meret Oppenheim were basically trolling the art world — and the work they made is really funny.

Also featuring: Ann Temkin and Anne Umland

Marcel Duchamp. Bicycle Wheel. New York, 1951 (third version, after lost original of 1913). Metal wheel mounted on painted wood stool, 51 x 25 x 16 1/2" (129.5 x 63.5 x 41.9 cm).

(The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection. © 2017 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Estate of Marcel Duchamp)

 

Marcel Duchamp. In Advance of the Broken Arm. August 1964 (fourth version, after lost original of November 1915). Wood and galvanized-iron snow shovel, 52" (132 cm) high.

(The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of The Jerry and Emily Spiegel Family Foundation. © 2017 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Estate of Marcel Duchamp.)

 

Meret Oppenheim, Object. Paris, 1936. Fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon; cup 4 3/8" (10.9 cm) in diameter; saucer 9 3/8" (23.7 cm) in diameter; spoon 8" (20.2 cm) long, overall height 2 7/8" (7.3 cm)

(The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase. © 2017 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Pro Litteris, Zurich. )