"Octavio Paz claims in this ... work that the two painters who had the greatest influence on the twentieth century were Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp. If that conjunction surprises at first, Paz makes a convincing case with his analysis and by contrasting the two artists. 'I have linked their two names,' he writes, 'because it seems to me that each of them has in his own way succeeded in defining our age: the former by what he affirms; the latter by what he negates, by his explorations.' Considering Duchamp's career and ...
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"Octavio Paz claims in this ... work that the two painters who had the greatest influence on the twentieth century were Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp. If that conjunction surprises at first, Paz makes a convincing case with his analysis and by contrasting the two artists. 'I have linked their two names,' he writes, 'because it seems to me that each of them has in his own way succeeded in defining our age: the former by what he affirms; the latter by what he negates, by his explorations.' Considering Duchamp's career and writings from his scandalous Nude Descending a Staircase in 1913 to his subsequent investigations, from his Large Glass and kinetic art to the Readymades and 'physiques amusantes' ('comic calculations'), Paz offers a highly personal assessment"--Back cove
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Fair. The book shows moderate/heavy wear from normal use. May include writing/highlighting on pages. May include bent cover/pages. Will have stickers/sticker residue on covers. Supplemental items such as access codes/cd/dvd will not be included unless otherwise stated. This book is in Acceptable Condition.
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Plate Illustrations. Fine. The noted Mexican poet's famed study of Duchamp, who scandalized New York's Armory Show with his "Nude Descending a Staircase." Small gently closed tear to rear corner of jacket, protected by the Brodart cover. Else a fine, unclipped and unmarked copy. Octavo.
