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The Essential Duchamp

By (author) Matthew Affron, Contributions by CÃ©cile Debray, Contributions by Alexander Kauffman, Contributions by Michael R. Taylor, Contributions by John Vick

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An engaging and accessible introduction to one of the 20th centuryâ€™s greatest and most enigmatic artists This richly illustrated publication explores the full career of the hugely influential and endlessly fascinating French-American artist Marcel Duchamp (1887â€“1968). A pioneer whose creative output was predicated on a fundamental questioning of what art is, Duchamp is well known despite remaining mysterious as an artist, owing to his elusive persona and the unconventional nature of his work.Â Â Focusing on the world-renowned Duchamp collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Essential Duchamp tells the artistâ€™s story through four key periods. The book begins with his early paintings and engagement with the avant-garde, then charts his abandonment of painting and invention of the readymade. This is followed by the creation of his alter ego Rrose SÃ©lavy and the optical experiments of the interwar years, and, finally, by the making of Ã‰tant donnÃ©s (1946â€“66), the project that occupied the artist in the final two decades of his life. Shorter accompanying texts include explanations of key terms Duchamp used for his innovative ideasâ€”readymade, precision optics, pictorial nominalism, and infrathinâ€”as well as interviews and statements by the artist about his own art and ideas. Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art Exhibition Schedule: Tokyo National Museum (10/02/18â€“12/09/18) National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (12/22/18â€“04/07/19) Art Gallery New South Wales, Sydney (Aprilâ€“AugustÂ 2019)