Duchamp

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          Changing the course of 20th-century artWhen is a urinal no longer a urinal? When Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) declared it to be art. The uproar that greeted the French artist’s Fountain (1917), a porcelain urinal installed in a gallery, sent shock waves through the art world establishment that reverberate right through to today.

          This essential introduction distills all the daring and the scandal of Duchamp’s practice into one essential overview not only of a pioneering creative but also of a critical moment in Western culture. From his groundbreaking blend of abstraction, Cubism, and Futurism in Nude Descending a Staircase (1912) to his forays into the now-iconic “readymades” such as Bicycle Wheel (1913) and Bottle Rack (1914) we explore how Duchamp consistently challenged the notion of what art is and, in so doing, opened up a world of conceptual possibilities beyond the “retinal” experience.
          The author

          Janis Mink studied art history at Smith College and the University of Hamburg. She works as an adjunct professor, writer, and curator.

          Duchamp
          Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.62 kg, 96 pages

          ISBN 978-3-8365-3430-7

          Edition: German

          ISBN 978-3-8365-3431-4

          Edition: French

          ISBN 978-3-8365-3432-1

          Edition: EnglishDownload product images here