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Marcel Duchamp

Born

in Blainville-Crevon, France

December 13, 1901

Died

October 02, 1968

Genre

Arts & Photography, Sui Generis

Influences

Alfred Jarry, Gaston de Pawlowski, Raymond Roussel, Xavier de Maistre, Alfred Jarry, Gaston de Pawlowski, Raymond Roussel, Xavier de Maistre, Marcel Schwob ...more

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Marcel Duchamp (also known as Rrose Sélavy) was a French artist (he became an American citizen in 1955) whose work and ideas had considerable influence on the development of post-World War I Western art, and whose advice to modern art collectors helped shape the tastes of the Western art world.

While he is most often associated with Dada and Surrealism, his participation in Surrealism was largely behind the scenes, and after being involved in New York Dada, he barely participated in Paris Dada.

Thousands of books and articles attempt to interpret Duchamp's artwork and philosophy, but in interviews and his writing, Duchamp only added to the mystery. The interpretations interested him as creations of their own, and as reflections of the interpr Marcel Duchamp (also known as Rrose Sélavy) was a French artist (he became an American citizen in 1955) whose work and ideas had considerable influence on the development of post-World War I Western art, and whose advice to modern art collectors helped shape the tastes of the Western art world.

While he is most often associated with Dada and Surrealism, his participation in Surrealism was largely behind the scenes, and after being involved in New York Dada, he barely participated in Paris Dada.

Thousands of books and articles attempt to interpret Duchamp's artwork and philosophy, but in interviews and his writing, Duchamp only added to the mystery. The interpretations interested him as creations of their own, and as reflections of the interpreter.

A playful man, Duchamp prodded thought about artistic processes and art marketing, not so much with words, but with actions such as dubbing a urinal "art" and naming it Fountain. He produced relatively few artworks as he quickly moved through the avant-garde rhythms of his time.
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	The Writings of Marcel Duchamp by Marcel Duchamp, Michel Sanouillet (Editor), Elmer Peterson (Editor) 4.31 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 1973 — 17 editions	Want to Read saving… Want to Read Currently Reading Read Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Affectionately, Marcel: The Selected Correspondence by Marcel Duchamp, Francis Naumann (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 30 ratings — 8 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Marcel Duchamp: Manual of Instructions: Étant donnés by Marcel Duchamp, Anne d'Harnoncourt (Preface), Michael R. Taylor (Introduction) 4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1976 — 12 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Duchamp du signe: - ECRITS by Marcel Duchamp, Michel Sanouillet (Editor) 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Le Processus Créatif 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Cartas sobre el arte 1916-1956. Seguido del Acto Creativo. 3.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Notas (Metropolis) by Marcel Duchamp, María Dolores Díaz Vaillagou (Translator), Gloria Moure (Contributor) 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1980 — 4 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	مارسل دوشان، پدر هنر مدرن by Marcel Duchamp (Painter), فاطمه کاوندی (گردآوری و ترجمه) 2.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2009	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Marcel Duchamp 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 12 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

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“I force myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.”
― Marcel Duchamp

tags: art, creative-process, creativity

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“All this twaddle, the existence of God, atheism, determinism, liberation, societies, death, etc., are pieces of a chess game called language, and they are amusing only if one does not preoccupy oneself with 'winning or losing this game of chess.”
― Marcel Duchamp

tags: atheism, chess, god, language, life, religion, society

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“As soon as we start putting our thoughts into words and sentences everything gets distorted, language is just no damn good—I use it because I have to, but I don’t put any trust in it. We never understand each other.”
― Marcel Duchamp

tags: language, misunderstanding, understanding

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