| Summary: | In this dissertation the artworks Fountain of Marcel Duchamp that dates from
1917 and One and three chairs of Joseph Kosuth that dates from 1965 were
analysed and discussed using a method developed in semiotics. The works of
art were studied with reference to modernist and postmodernist codes with
special attention to the artists, the works of art and the viewers.
These specific works of art were selected for this study because they exemplify
the artists' views and notions concerning art. In this study the significance
of Duchamp's Fountain for traditional western notions of art was discussed.
The significance of Kosuth's One and three chairs for the ongoing debate on
art also came under discussion.
The study is concluded by a comparative discussion of the contributions of
Duchamp and Kosuth, especially with regard to the discourse on art. === Thesis (M.A. (History of Arts))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004.
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