Barbara Visser challenges Duchamp's authorship of Fountain at Kunstmuseum Den Haag

In the exhibition 'Mix & match – Barbara Visser' at Kunstmuseum Den Haag, artist Barbara Visser (b. 1966) presents an installation featuring three 3D-printed urinals on pedestals, referencing Marcel Duchamp's iconic Fountain. Visser argues that the true creator may have been Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (1874-1927), a Dadaist performer and contemporary of Duchamp. The exhibition builds on her documentary Alreadymade (2023). Visser combines her own work with objects from the museum collection, including a series of paintings and photographs of anonymous women depicted by male artists, highlighting the historical erasure of female artists and models.