Hannibal Buress Really Wants to Touch the Art

Does art have to be beautiful, or can everyday stuff be made into art too? Abbi Jacobson brings her friend comedian Hannibal Buress to look at sculptures by Dada and Surrealist artists, who upended the definition of what art could be. Marcel Duchamp and Meret Oppenheim were basically trolling the art world — and the work they made is really funny. Also featuring: Ann Temkin and Anne Umland View the artwork from this episode at wnyc.org/readymades --- About the podcast: From WNYC Studios and MoMA, A Piece of Work is everything you want to know about modern and contemporary art but were afraid to ask. Hosted by "Broad City"’s Abbi Jacobson, this 10-episode series explores everything from Pop art to performance in lively conversations with curators, artists, and Abbi’s friends, including Hannibal Buress, Tavi Gevinson, RuPaul, and Questlove. Produced by WNYC Studios.

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Hannibal Buress Really Wants to Touch the Art is an episode from A Piece of Work by MoMA, WNYC Studios.

This episode is 00:18:04 long.

This episode was published on Jul 10, 2017.

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