Dialogues With Marcel Duchamp (A Da Capo paperback)

Name: Dialogues With Marcel Duchamp (A Da Capo paperback)
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Rating: 4.4 (42 reviews)
Author: Pierre Cabanne

by Pierre Cabanne

Biography Memoir

4.4 (42)

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Perfect for you if...

You're curious about why conceptual art matters and want to hear directly from the artist who invented it.
You've seen Duchamp's readymades in museums and wondered what he was actually thinking when he submitted a urinal as art.
You care about art history and want to understand the exact moment modernism shifted from what things look like to what they mean.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer art books with lots of images and minimal text. These are pure conversations with only a handful of photographs.
You want a narrative biography. This is interview transcripts, not a chronological life story.
You're looking for art criticism or theory. Duchamp's own words can be cryptic and playful rather than explanatory.

About this book

Dialogues with Marcel Duchamp is a collection of in-depth interviews with the French American artist, presented in his own words. The conversations cover his artistic journey, including his transition from painting to conceptual art, the creation of the Large Glass, and his invention of "readymades." The interviews explore Duchamp's commitment to avant-garde art and his preference for intellectually "pre-meditated" work over art that appeals primarily to "retinal" pleasure. The volume includes an introduction by Robert Motherwell and an appreciation by Jasper Johns.

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