Marcel Duchamp

by Naumann, Francis M.

• ISBN13: 9780810963344
• ISBN10: 0810963345
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

This volume traces the course of Duchamp's life as an artist by concentrating on the elements of replication and appropriation that form a unifying factor in his creative output and establish his great contribution to the art of the 20th century. In revealing Duchamp's inventiveness as a graphic designer, his wit in appropriating readymade objects as works of art, and his ability to create unique masterpieces out of reproductions made from his earlier work, Dada scholar Naumann shows how Duchamp was a true original whose influence exceeds that of his more prolific contemporaries, as well as how he explored alternatives to traditional artistic practice even aftel' making the decision to stop painting altogether. Contains 440 illustrations, including 200 color plates.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction	p. 15
Swimming Lessons: Early Experiences in the Art of Printmaking, 1902-1909	p. 27
Keeping Afloat in a Sea of Opposition: Years of Major Transition, 1910-1915	p. 39
Swimming Freely: Designs on Dada, 1915-1923	p. 59
Taking Note of the Past with an Eye on the Future 1923-1934	p. 95
Vacationing in Past Time: Seven Years to Pack a Valise, 1935-1941	p. 123
Unpacking Your Past in a Country of the Future, 1941-1951	p. 147
The Circus Continues, 1952-1959	p. 175
Proliferation of the Already Made: Copies, Replicas, and Works in Edition, 1960-1964	p. 207
Being Discovered in the Infinitive, 1965-1968	p. 255
Aftermath and Conclusion	p. 286
Glossary	p. 298
BBC Interview, 1968	p. 300
Bibliography	p. 308
Illustrations and photograph credits	p. 313
Index	p. 326
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