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Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) has, for a long time, been seen as a rather suspect anti-artist whose Dada- inspired playfulness offered nothing to the serious, committed artist or art-lover. Recently, however, his name has been dropped regularly by such contemporary luminaries as Damon Hirst (himself no stranger to controversy) and recognised as the inspiration for numerous important artists such as Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. When we return to the quality and breadth of Duchamp's century-spanning work (and the contemporaries who so admired him: Salvador Dali, Apollinaire, Man Ray, Andre Breton and Erik Satie)it becomes clear why this is so. The originally controversial Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 (first exhibited in 1913 at the Armory Show in New York) was a vital inspiration to the Futurists and remains a cubist classic. His Fountain (a ready-made urinal exhibited to create a debate about the very nature of art) continues to inspire. Large Glass (1915- 1923) continues to beguile. Duchamp's last work Étant Donnés (1946-1966) continues to disturb. This book, from the essential World of Art series, provides both a good basic biography of the artist and a fine overview of his works. Although not as detailed on each piece as, for example, a book such as Juan Antonio Ramirez'sDuchamp this is certainly a wonderful way into the strange world of one of the 20th century's most enigmatic and yet important artists. --Mark Thwaite

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The grandfather of postmodernism and a consummate trickster, Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) remains one of the most complicated characters in art history. In addition to an intellectually demanding oeuvre, he made public statements about his life and work that were often elusive, even contradictory. Journalist and historian Marquis (Alfred H. Barr, Jr.) sets out to present what she feels is a much-needed objective look at the artist, the man, and the conundrum. Though she doesn't attempt to discredit Duchamp or previous Duchamp scholarship, she doesn't take his Olympian stature at face value either. Even Duchamp enthusiasts who might bristle at statements like "Duchamp's art, like tripe, is an acquired taste" will likely thrill to the previously unpublished interviews, letters, and bits of gossip contained here. This alone makes the sure-to-be-controversial biography a noteworthy addition to Duchamp scholarship. The uninitiated may want to start with Calvin Tompkins's more admiring Duchamp: A Biography, but this work is recommended to anyone who wants to explore further. With color plates of major works and candid snapshots of the artist and his circle. In contrast to Marquis's fresh approach, the monograph Marcel Duchamp presents solid but typical essays on the master by Duchamp scholars. One of curator Szeeman's goals is to elucidate Duchampian ideas and their effect on other artists, specifically Jean Tinguely. The publisher hoped to have this supersede previous volumes by reproducing individual works in a larger scale and by including some more obscure artwork. But consequently every item is given more or less equal visual importance, which may cause confusion about the actual size of the original. Still, this handsome and fairly comprehensive volume would be useful to libraries that don't already own Anne D'Harnoncourt's Marcel Duchamp, the retrospective catalog by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Douglas McClemont, New York
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AN AMAZING MAN 27. M�rz 2000

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Duchamp was such an amazing man.He was a genius and waaaay ahead of his time.If you want some insight into what makes an original,brilliant man tick,read this!

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The Art of Marcel Duchamp Intellectually Explained 8. Oktober 2011

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The book "Marcel Duchamp" does a very good job of covering the highlights of the career of one of the most influential modern artists of the twentieth century. What would the art world be like without Duchamp's "Fountain," that urinal he signed, suggesting it was then a work of art - not necessarily good art, but art of some sort? Anyway, the book's narrative is intellectually dense, which is good for some folks, but I like prose that is little more relaxed, witty and magazine-like, though it reads a lot like what one would find within the pages of say,"ARTnews." Nevertheless, this is no dry text book. There's plenty of engaging prose to wet the brushes of art enthusiasts, particularly those interested in the early decades of the 1900s, when modern artists were trying to establish the boundaries of Futurism, Cubism, Surrealism and any other art movement coming to pass. Be that as it may, there's very little about Duchamp's personal life in this book, but that's what biographies are for. "Marcel Duchamp" (Couldn't they think of a more imaginative title?) is definitely a good art book but certainly not a great one.

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Great buy 7. Januar 2007

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One of the most enjoyable art books I ever encountered. The writings of Duchamp are delightful, surprisingly so, considering the seemingly complex work. Filled all the gaps and questions I had about this remarkable important, but underrepresented artist.

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