| Description |
197 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Essential artists |
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Essential artists.
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| Contents |
1. Work and Contexts -- 2. Authorship and Identity -- 3. Eroticism and Infra-Mince -- 4. Alchemy and Science -- 5. Language and Secrecy -- 6. Humour and Play -- Supplement: Reviewing The Duchamp Book -- Duchamp's Writings -- Criticism and Commentary on Duchamp's Art, 1913-2006 |
| Summary |
"Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) was, without doubt, one of the most influential and controversial artists of the twentieth century. No other figure has attracted such a wealth of often contradictory interpretation and commentary. Associated with Cubism, Dada and Surrealism and widely seen as a forerunner of conceptual art, he avoided being too closely allied with any one movement. Credited with the invention of the 'readymade' and a champion of what he termed 'non-retinal art,' he was responsible for some of the most iconic works of his era, including the Nude Descending a Staircase (1912), the Large Glass (1915-23), Fountain (1917) and Etant donnes (1946-66). In The Duchamp Book, Parkinson tackles both Duchamp's work and its interpretation; as Duchamp focused principally on ideas rather than objects, he argues, the two are inseparable."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-191) and index |
| Subject |
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| ISBN |
9781854377661 (hbk.) |
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1854377663 (hbk.) |
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