Duchamp

Janis Mink

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English

Taschen GmbH
11 January 2017

Art & design styles: Cubism; Art & design styles: Surrealism & Dada; Painting & paintings; Sculpture; Individual artists, art monographs

Series: Basic Art

When is a urinal no longer a urinal? When Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) declared it to be art. The uproar that greeted the French artist's Fountain (1917), a porcelain urinal installed in a gallery, sent shock waves through the art world establishment that reverberate right through to today.

This essential introduction distills all the daring and the scandal of Duchamp's practice into one essential overview not only of a pioneering creative but also of a critical moment in Western culture. From his groundbreaking blend of abstraction, Cubism, and Futurism in Nude Descending a Staircase (1912) to his forays into the now-iconic ""readymades"" such as Bicycle Wheel (1913) and Bottle Rack (1914) we explore how Duchamp consistently challenged the notion of what art is and, in so doing, opened up a world of conceptual possibilities beyond the ""retinal"" experience.

By: Janis Mink
Imprint: Taschen GmbH
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 570g
ISBN: 9783836534321
ISBN 10: 3836534320
Series: Basic Art
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 11 January 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Janis Mink studied art history at Smith College and gained her doctorate in Hamburg under Martin Warnke. She is presently a writer and curator.