could also talk about Marisol’s Love, Jasper John’s Painting with Two Balls, David Hammons snow balls, or Ensor’s Entry of Christ but I’ve been thinking about this one more lately, mostly because the work began as Meret Oppenheim being silly and committing to the bit
From MOMA: It began with a joke over lunch. In 1936, Meret Oppenheim was at a Paris cafĂ© with Dora Maar and Pablo Picasso, who noticed the fur-lined, polished metal bracelet she was wearing and joked that anything could be covered with fur. “Even this cup and saucer,” Oppenheim replied and, carrying the merriment further, called out, “Waiter, a little more fur!” Her devilish imagination duly sparked, the artist went to a department store not long after this meal, bought a white teacup, saucer, and spoon, wrapped them in the speckled tan fur of a Chinese gazelle, and titled this ensemble Object.Â
