Marcel Duchamp is considered one of the most important artists in 20th century art: provocatively revealing the relationship between art and life and the prerequisites for its existence. He radically changed the notion of the work of art and its manufacturer and his influence extends to the present day. This book endeavours to trace the different periods of Duchamp's oeuvre and focuses on aspects of the mechanical, movement, the optical, play and humour. The publication contains statements by Duchamp himself as well as ...
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Marcel Duchamp is considered one of the most important artists in 20th century art: provocatively revealing the relationship between art and life and the prerequisites for its existence. He radically changed the notion of the work of art and its manufacturer and his influence extends to the present day. This book endeavours to trace the different periods of Duchamp's oeuvre and focuses on aspects of the mechanical, movement, the optical, play and humour. The publication contains statements by Duchamp himself as well as essays by renowned authors on such concepts as the emergence and development of the ready-made concept and its impact on the art of the 1960s.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 231 pages 186 illustrations 56 in color. Some pencil markings to the second page. Some gummy residue and a tear from a library sticker to the base of the spine. No dustjacket. Illustrated boards. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Museum Jean Tinguely Basel 20 March-30 June 2002. List of Exhibited Works.
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket in Very Good jacket. Crisp, bright, clean pages; no owners' marks; square, tight binding; full cloth cover shows only a hint of rubbing at corners; jacket has one tiny spot on the front, one on the back, a thin line of gray smudging at the right rear, and light rubbing and a few shallow wrinkles at spine ends, otherwise lovely. 232pp., 230 black-and-white and color illustrations throughout.
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Good in Good jacket. 231 pages 186 illustrations 56 in color. There is a water stain to the lower corner of the front and rear board that strangely does not seem to have affected either the dustjacket or the interior pages. The front free endpaper has been creased. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Museum Jean Tinguely Basel 20 March-30 June 2002. List of Exhibited Works.
