In 1911 Raymond Duchamp asked a few artist friends, including his younger brother Marcel, to make small oil paintings to hang in his kitchen. Marcel went with a “Coffee Mill” in oil paint on cardboard 5" x 13". He included an arrow to help the viewer see the motion of the handle. That little arrow in that little painting was kind of a big deal.
Two years later Marcel Duchamp created “Bicycle Wheel” and there was no need to include an arrow in the ultimate readymade, just reach out and give it a spin and the viewer --- views the motion.
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