{"product_id":"9780691274485-duchamp-isms","title":"Duchamp-isms","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of provocative quotations from one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuchamp-isms\u003c\/i\u003e is a selection of illuminating quotations from Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968), one of the most important figures in the history of modern art. A painter, sculptor, writer, and chess player, Duchamp changed the very definition of art with his “readymades”—everyday objects such as a bicycle wheel or bottle rack that he titled, signed, and presented as art. He provoked critics and the public with works such as the Cubist-Futurist painting \u003ci\u003eNude Descending a Staircase, No. 2\u003c\/i\u003e (1912) and \u003ci\u003eFountain\u003c\/i\u003e (1917), a readymade composed of a men’s urinal signed “R. Mutt.” Prizing the intellectual over the aesthetic, Duchamp inspired later movements like Minimalism, Conceptualism, and Pop Art. Delightful and witty, \u003ci\u003eDuchamp-isms \u003c\/i\u003eoffers rich insights into the mind of a true icon of modern art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe quotes in \u003ci\u003eDuchamp-isms\u003c\/i\u003e, drawn primarily from interviews, have been selected and introduced by Francis Naumann, a leading authority on Duchamp, and organized in eight thematic sections: philosophies of art; painting; Dada and Surrealism; the readymades; chess; literary influences; commercialism in art; and philosophies of life and death. The book also features a brief chronology of Duchamp’s life and career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“I have always had a horror of being a ‘professional’ painter. The minute you become that, you are lost.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Humor and laughter—not necessarily derogatory derision—are my pet tools. This may come from my general philosophy of never taking the world too seriously—for fear of dying of boredom.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Art can never be adequately defined, because the translation of an aesthetic emotion into a verbal description is as inaccurate as your description of fear when you have been actually scared.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Art never saved the world. It cannot.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57358775189878,"sku":"9780691274485","price":13.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40026001.jpg?v=1771920829","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780691274485-duchamp-isms","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}