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The apparently marginal activities of Marcel Duchamp /

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0262034824

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9780262034821

Title Proper

The apparently marginal activities of Marcel Duchamp /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Elena Filipovic.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge, Massachusetts :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

The MIT Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2016]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2016

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 339 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color) ;

Dimensions

26 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-331) and index.

Text of Note

Introduction. A history of Marcel Duchamp and other fictions -- Notes for a theory of the work of art -- 'I myself will exhibit nothing' -- The dead end of the museum -- Conclusion. The invention of an empty studio.

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"This groundbreaking and richly illustrated book tells a new story of the twentieth century's most influential artist, recounted not so much through his artwork as through his "non-art" work. Marcel Duchamp is largely understood in critical and popular discourse in terms of the objects he produced, whether readymade or meticulously fabricated. Elena Filipovic asks us instead to understand Duchamp's art through activities not normally seen as artistic--from exhibition making and art dealing to administrating and publicizing. These were no occasional pursuits; Filipovic argues that for Duchamp, these fugitive tasks were a veritable lifework. Drawing on many rarely seen images, Filipovic traces a variety of practices and projects undertaken by Duchamp from 1913 to 1969, from his invention of the readymade to the release of his last, posthumous work. She examines Duchamp's note writing, archiving, and quasi-photographic activities, which resulted in the Box of 1914 and the Green Box; his art dealing, marketing, and curating that culminated in experimental exhibitions for the Surrealists and his miniature museum, The Boîte-en-valise; and his administrative efforts and clandestine maneuvering in order to posthumously embed his Étant donnés into a museum. Demonstrating how those activities reflect the artist's questioning of reproduction and originality, as well as photography and the exhibition, Filipovic proposes that Duchamp's "non-art" labor, and in particular his curatorial strategies, more than merely accompanied his more famous artworks; in a certain sense, they made them. Through Duchamp's elusive but vital activities he revised the idea of what a modern artist could be. With this fascinating book, Filipovic in turn revises the very idea of Duchamp"--

Duchamp, Marcel,1887-1968-- Criticism and interpretation.

Duchamp, Marcel,1887-1968-- Knowledge and learning.

Duchamp, Marcel,1887-1968-- Critique et interprétation.

Duchamp, Marcel,1887-1968-- Savoir et érudition.

Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968

Duchamp, Marcel,1887-1968.

Duchamp, Marcel,Criticism and interpretation.

Duchamp, Marcel,Knowledge and learning.

Duchamp, Marcel.

Art and society-- History-- 20th century.

Artists-- Professional relationships-- History-- 20th century.

Art et société-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.

Artistes-- Relations professionnelles-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.

Art and society-- History-- 20th century.

Art and society.

Artists-- Professional relationships-- 20th century.

Artists-- Professional relationships.

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Kunst

Learning and scholarship.

Moderne

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Filipovic, Elena

Date of Transaction

20200822104624.0

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