The Duchamp Book (Tate Essential Artists Series)
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Published: February 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781854377661
Subjects: Individual artists; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Individual Artist; Art / Individual Artist; 1887-1968; Criticism and interpretation; Duchamp, Marcel,
Description: Marcel Duchamp (1887 - 1968) was, without doubt, one of the most controversial artists of the twentieth century. Associated with cubism, Dada, and Surrealism, his invention of the "readymade"led him to produce some of the most iconic works of his era. While he is often cited as the most influential artist of his generation and is seen by many to be the progenitor of much of the conceptual and postmodern art of today, the writing published to date on Duchamp is often obscure and mired in theory.