Marcel Duchamp, the art of chess
"Marcel Duchamp was the playful magus of modern art, the inveterate gamester who turned old truths inside out and made us rethink what art was, or could be. We all knew that one of the fulcrums of his thinking was the game of chess. Now, for the first time, we have a book that shows just how de...
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| Sprache: | English |
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New York, N.Y.
Readymade Press
2009
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Marcel Duchamp was the playful magus of modern art, the inveterate gamester who turned old truths inside out and made us rethink what art was, or could be. We all knew that one of the fulcrums of his thinking was the game of chess. Now, for the first time, we have a book that shows just how deeply chess shaped and defined Duchamp's own thinking, as well as his art. Lively, surprising and very readable, this is a brilliant example of art scholarship at its highest and most original (i.e. Duchampian) level"--Calvin Tomkins. |
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| Beschreibung: | Published on the occasion of the exhibitions: Marcel Duchamp: Chess Master, Saint Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, May 6 - August 16, 2009; Marcel Duchamp: Chess Master, Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, September 10 - October 30, 2009 Includes bibliographical references |
| Beschreibung: | iii, 133 p. zahlr. Ill. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780980055627 |