Olfactory art
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Olfactory art is an art form that uses scents as a medium. Olfactory art includes perfume as well as other applications of scent.
The art form has been recognised in art starting from 1980. Marcel Duchamp was one of the first artists who pioneered with using scents in art.
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Examples
- 50 cc of Paris Air (1919), a readymade by Marcel Duchamp.
- Artist's Shit (1961) by Italian artist Piero Manzoni.
- Wachsraum (1992) by German artist Wolfgang Laib.
- Olfactory Reconstruction of Philip Johnson's Glass House by Jorge Otero-Pailos.
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References
- "The Aesthetics of Smelly Art" by Larry Shiner and Yulia Kriskovets.
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See also
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