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One of the most unique figures in the continuum of the art world, marcel duchamp changed the way we look at and produce art today. Marcel duchamp was an enigma to many, and the new collection of his interviews conducted in the early 60s by a magazine writer attempting a profile on a mercurial figure will fascinate those already hooked on the guy, while newcomers will find here an easy, painless and exceedingly swift introduction into the mind and humor of one of the worlds leading artistic figures. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading marcel duchamp. He is the ultimate fugitive of art historical investigation, leaving a trail of tricks, twists, contradictory meanings, and. Over the course of several years, tomkins developed a friendship with duchamp that transcended the journalistsubject relationship, and this bred familiarity and ease. Marcel duchamp has 64 books on goodreads with 4282 ratings. Is the popularity of marcel duchamps fountain a critical. Dada duchamp interview bbc, 1968 topics dada, art, arte, marcel duchamp, duchamp, readymades, ready mades, readymades, the bride stripped bare by her bachelors even, large.
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Marcel duchamp and the artist of tomorrow interalia magazine. Marcel duchamp 18771968 was a french artist who worked in the dada style. The afternoon interviews by calvin tomkins now available. The afternoon interviews kindle edition by tomkins, calvin, chan, paul, chan, paul, tomkins, calvin. List of books and articles about marcel duchamp online. In 1964, calvin tomkins spent a number of afternoons interviewing marcel duchamp in his apartment on west 10th street in new york city. Marcel duchamp was an enigma to many, and the new collection of his interviews conducted in the early 60s by a magazine writer attempting a profile on a mercurial figure will. He was a modernist artist with very strong opinions about art and he produced many provocative works in a. Fountain is duchamps most notorious readymade which he presented for exhibition to the 1917 society of independent artists under the pseudonym r. January 29, 2012 january 29, 2012 stephen hicks 6 comments fountain 1917, marcel duchamp with his fountain 1917, duchamp made the quintessential statement about the history. Badlands unlimited is pleased to announce the publication of marcel duchamp.
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