Marcel Duchamp

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Jeff Koons Reveals How Duchamp Influenced His Art
Jeff Koons discusses how Marcel Duchamp liberates artists from materiality, allowing them to pursue pure ideas.
An early draft of Duchamp's mustachioed mona lisa. She is tapped on a background, etc. 
What was Dada Art?
Dadaism or Dada is an art movement of the early twentieth century characterized by irreverence, subversion, and nonsense. Dada art, performance, and poetry emerged in Zurich as a reaction to the…
"To Be Looked at (from the Other Side of the Glass) with One Eye, Close to, for Almost an Hour"
How Chance Can Bring Unexpected Delights - Marcel Duchamp

 

Emily Bahret, production assistant on MoMA's Creative Team, talks about her first encounter with Marcel Duchamp’s "To Be Looked at (from the Other Side of the Glass) with One Eye,…

Miss meatface in neutral oranges and a leopard-print latex mask, sits in front of table loaded with pineapples, jello molds, and sausage plates. In front of busy floral background.
7 Queens Who Illustrate the Art of Drag
As American states levy an unprecedented amount of anti-trans bill proposals, the art of drag is gaining traction. We’ve rounded up artists who, whether working in drag or drag adjacent, have…
silver chess set in front of a blue and cream stone board
The History and Evolving Beauty of Chess Sets
Though the popularity of chess has seen a major uptick lately, the strategic game is no passing fad.
Carolee Schneemann speaking in the film Marcel Duchamp: art of the possible
Carolee Schneemann’s Special Friendship with Marcel Duchamp

The so-called father of conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp’s influence on modern and contemporary art…

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Hirshhorn Receives Major Gift of Works by Marcel Duchamp
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has announced a gift of more than 50 major historical artworks, including more than 35 seminal works, by pioneering artist Marcel Duchamp from Washington, D.…
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Portable Duchamp unveiled at the Cincinnati Art Museum

Iconic conceptual artist Marcel Duchamp wanted art to challenge expectations and make people think. A pioneer of Dada and the father of Conceptual Art, Duchamp was a French-American…

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The Conceptual and the Surreal Collide in “Dali/Duchamp”

What is Art? “Dali/Duchamp” Premieres

What is Art? The Conceptual and the Surreal Collide in “Dali/Duchamp”
First Exhibit Dedicated to the…

What you need to know about Marcel Duchamp's Fountain

Icon, or iconoclastic? A sly joke or a serious statement about modern art? Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Fountain’ is one of the most influential artworks of the 20th century.