Marcel Duchamp

by Duchamp, Marcel; Szeemann, Harald; Daniels, Dieter

• ISBN13: 9783775711951
• ISBN10: 3775711953
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag Gmbh & Co Kg

Summary

Unless a picture shocks, it is nothing. --Marcel Duchamp~The individual, man as a man, man as a brain, if you like, interests me more than what he makes, because I've noticed that most artists only repeat themselves. --Marcel Duchamp

Table of Contents

Foreword and Acknowledgements	p. 6
The Gallantry of Radicalism	p. 9
Thoughts on Duchamp and Tinguely	p. 12
Relativism and a Historical Sense: Duchamp in Munich (and Basle ...)	p. 15
Marcel Duchamp: The Most Influential Artist of the 20th Century?	p. 25
Marcel Duchamp Talking about Readymades: Interview by Philippe Collin, Galerie Givaudan, Paris, 21 June 1967	p. 37
The Creative Act	p. 43
What's at Play in the Wordplay: A Rendezvous Not to Be Missed	p. 45
Works	p. 50
Infra-Thin Encounters of an Erotic Kind: Duchamp's Game with Gender Difference	p. 145
Often Neglected-But One of the Greats: Interview with Jean Tinguely by Dieter Daniels, Cologne, 12 January 1987	p. 155
Biography	p. 168
From Madame Bovary to Impressions d'Afrique (1887-1912)
Mirage towards Basle and What Followed (1912-15)
From La Mariee mise a nu par ses celibataires to Notre Dame des desirs (1915-68)
List of Exhibited Works	p. 206
Further Reading	p. 227
Photo Credits	p. 231
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