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It looks like a regular urinal at first, however Duchamp’s decision to show it in an art museum provokes severe reflection on the character of art generally. Duchamp challenges the very notion of what constitutes an artistic work and the operate of the artist by turning an odd object into a bit of art. Fountain challenges viewers to rethink their assumptions about art, making them face the subjectivity of creative interpretation and the affect of context. Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, a famous painting by Ilya Repin, shocks and moves people deeply after they view it within the …