1. Hirst and Ducahamp: Art that Shocks
... exactly how to look at it. But peering through the convex lens embedded in the work's glass "for almost an hour" would have a hallucinatory effect, the view being dwarfed, flipped, and otherwise distorted. Meanwhile the responder patiently following the title's instruction is him- or herself put on display for anyone else walking by. Duchamp called To Be Looked At . . . his ... mounted between two panes of glass haloed in concentric circles. Looking through the convex lens "for almost an hour" is supposed to have a hallucinatory effect, as the view is dwarfed, flipped, and otherwise d...
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