Notas (Metropolis)

by Marcel Duchamp, María Dolores Díaz Vaillagou (Translator), Gloria Moure (Contributor)

Madrid. 22 cm. 207 p. il. Encuadernacin en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Duchamp, Marcel 1887-1968. Introduccin de Gloria Moure ; traduccin de M Dolores Daz Vaillagou. Coleccin Metrpolis. Texto en francs y traduccin en espaol. Arte. Filosofa .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y seales de su anterior propietario. 8430917012

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

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.

Reviews

[heyyonicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incroyable recueil de textes et dessins divisés en quatre grandes parties. Très inspirant et intriguant, la fascination qui entoure Duchamp ne peut qu'être amplifié par ses notes, qui nous rapproche de la personnalité de leur auteur et révèle toujours plus de profondeur et de secrets dans son oeuvre.