Although he began as a painter, Duchamp came to prioritize concepts and ideas over visualizations. This led him to abandon traditional forms of expression and develop approaches that subordinated the visual to the conceptual.
Indeed, his “readymade” sculptures subverted the ordinary representational nature of art insofar as they did not depict anything; rather, they were, themselves, ordinary objects. This is exemplified in his 1917, “Fountain,” which was a urinal inscribed with the signature “R. Mutt.” Rather than being a representation of a urinal, “Fountain” is simply a urinal.
Duchamp argued that its status as art was a function of the dignity he imparted to the object, not its representational or aesthetic qualities. Because he rejected traditional bourgeois aesthetics, he described his work as “anti-art.” In this regard, Marcel Duchamp influenced the development of Dada. Read Less
Marcel Duchamp
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Marcel Duchamp was an avant-garde sculptor whose “readymade” installations pushed the boundaries of traditional aesthetics and challenged ordinary conceptions of the nature of art.
Although he began as a painter, Duchamp came to prioritize concepts and ideas over visualizations. This led him to abandon traditional forms of expression and develop approaches that subordinated the visual to the conceptual.
Indeed, his “readymade” sculptures subverted the ordinary representational nature of art insofar as they did not depict anything; rather, they were, themselves, ordinary objects. This is exemplified in his 1917, “Fountain,” which was a urinal inscribed with the signature “R. Mutt.” Rather than being a representation of a urinal, “Fountain” is simply a urinal.
Duchamp argued that its status as art was a function of the dignity he imparted to the object, not its representational or aesthetic qualities. Because he rej Read More
Indeed, his “readymade” sculptures subverted the ordinary representational nature of art insofar as they did not depict anything; rather, they were, themselves, ordinary objects. This is exemplified in his 1917, “Fountain,” which was a urinal inscribed with the signature “R. Mutt.” Rather than being a representation of a urinal, “Fountain” is simply a urinal.
Duchamp argued that its status as art was a function of the dignity he imparted to the object, not its representational or aesthetic qualities. Because he rej Read More
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Marcel Duchamp
La Mariée (The Bride), 1934
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Aquatint
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What is dada?
Also called Dadaism, Dada was a literary and artistic movement that started in 1916 in the area of Zurich, Switzerland. It began as a rejection of rationalism and nationalism which were seen as practices that brought world war I. It also had some political affinities in addition to being an anti world-war I art. Dada activities were demonstrations, gatherings, and the publication of literary/art journals that covered culture and political topics.
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Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
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Untitled,1969
Limited Edition Print
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Totem,1970
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 4,850
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L'Oeil,1970
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 4,850
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Book Of Love Portfolio, 1996
Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
USD 135,000
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Winter Love #8, 2004
Photography
Mixed Media
USD 4,100
Alex Katz
Day Lily II, 1969
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 10,200
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Black And White Blossom, 1986
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
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