readymade
/ˈrɛdiˌmeɪd/
adjective
- Made in advance and available for immediate use; not custom-made or requiring assembly.
- Readymade curtains are easier to install than custom ones.
- The artist used readymade objects in his sculpture.
- They bought a readymade bookshelf from the furniture store.
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noun
- An object that is mass-produced and not custom-made, especially in the context of art (e.g., a found object presented as art).
- Marcel Duchamp's 'Fountain' is a famous readymade.
- Some modern artists use readymades to challenge traditional ideas of art.
- The gallery displayed a readymade consisting of a bicycle wheel on a stool.