Marcel Duchamp in Perspective

by Joseph Masheck

Book Overview

Best known for cheeky conceptual works--like his signed urinals ("R. Mutt") and his graffitioed Mona Lisa--Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) was also an extraordinary painter and sculptor (Nude Descending a Staircase) who changed the language of twentieth-century art and reigns with Picasso and Matisse as one of its greatest influences. Joseph Masheck has compiled a sampler of the best writing on Duchamp, with pieces that include Duchamp's obituary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306810573
• ISBN13: 9780306810572
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.1"