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    If institutional recognition suffices to make Fountain ar... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The appearance of coatracks, old shoes, broken sticks, and similar objects in museums does not show that 'art' in the primary sense is wrongly defined in terms of artifactuality and aesthetic intention.

    If institutional recognition suffices to make Fountain art, then artifactuality and aesthetic intention are neither necessary nor sufficient conditions for art status.

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